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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 Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
all
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
Brown
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
code
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
Coutlass
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
drove
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
ears
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
Elgon
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From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
farthest
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
favor
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
Finally
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
gamble
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
given
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
hash
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
hour
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
letter
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
letting
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
limit
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
listened
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
listening
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
made
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
mail
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
mattered
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
minds
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
missionary
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
Monty
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
most
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
offered
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
prospect
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
put
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
remembered
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From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
said
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
shade
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
talked
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
tracks
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From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
trees
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From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
two
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
two-minds
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
usual
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From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
voice
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
vote
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From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
voted
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From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in favor of anything that offered prospect of a gamble; and we remembered the letter in code we had given the missionary to mail to Monty.
way
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From this reading We had told him in that that we should make tracks for Elgon, and we all voted the same way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We talked it over for an hour, Coutlass listening all ears to most of what we said, although we drove him to the farthest limit of the shade trees.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We were in two minds whether or not it mattered if he listened, and made the usual two-minds hash of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finally we put it to a vote, letting Brown have a voice with the rest of us.
