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accustomed
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
ain't
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
all
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
Andy
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From this reading “Say, Andy, where's them dry-farmers?”
appreciatively
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
bags
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
Big
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
biscuit-and-syrup
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
bring
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
busy
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
buttons
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
buy
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
cutting
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
darned
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
deal
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
dry-farmers
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From this reading “Say, Andy, where's them dry-farmers?”
evening
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
Family
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
fannin
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
father's
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get
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
getting
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
going
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
Green
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
Happy
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
imperturbably
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
informed
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
like
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
Medicine
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
mill
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
minds
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
more
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
new
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
off
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
old
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
pants
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
patching
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
rag
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
reached
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
Say
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From this reading “Say, Andy, where's them dry-farmers?”
sell
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
snickered
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From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
socks
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
stage
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
supper
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Say, Andy, where's them dry-farmers?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
they're
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
top
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
trying
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
up
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From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
voice
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From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Big Medicine inquired at the top of his voice when the Happy Family had reached the biscuit-and-syrup stage of supper that evening.
where's
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From this reading “Say, Andy, where's them dry-farmers?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Oh, they're trying to make up their minds whether to bring the old fannin'-mill along or sell it and buy new when they get here,” Andy informed him imperturbably.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Happy Family snickered appreciatively; this was more like the Andy Green with whom they were accustomed to deal.
women-folks
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
worth
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From this reading “The women-folks are busy going through their rag bags, cutting the buttons off all the pants that ain't worth patching no more, and getting father's socks all darned up.”
