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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 "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
ago
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
Ay
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
B
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
bone
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
cigar
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
civil
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From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
didn't
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
dog
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
feel
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
Gaunt
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
gived
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
giving
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
handed
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
Henderson
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
Jack
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
Josh
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
like
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From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
made
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
man
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From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
Mr
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
Mrs
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
night
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
Now
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
old
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
only
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
perlite
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From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
said
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
shipmate
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
Simpson
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
smart
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
spoke
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
testify
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
there
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
thorough-bred
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From this reading "He looked and spoke like a thorough-bred gentleman; but he was as perlite and civil as ever a man could be."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
too
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
two
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
up
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
ways
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From this reading "No, he didn't; not by a long ways," answered Jack.
wheel
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From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
Williams
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From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
wrong
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Mrs Henderson and Mrs Gaunt has both spoke to me; and it was only a night or two ago that, when it was my wheel, Mr Gaunt gived me a cigar; and a precious good one it was too, I can tell ye."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ay; and I suppose when he handed it to you he made you feel as if you was a dog that he was giving a bone to; didn't he?" said Williams.
you're
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
young
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From this reading "Now, you're wrong there, Josh, old shipmate, as I can testify," spoke up Jack Simpson, a smart young A.B.
