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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 There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
all
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
apologize
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From this reading I don't want to apologize to her.
appy
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
ave
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far be it from me.
bed
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
Blowed
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
cannot
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
consistently
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
continuously
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
die
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
don't
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From this reading I don't want to apologize to her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
em
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
ence
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
Far
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From this reading Far be it from me.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far be it from me.
general
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
get
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
Glass
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
go
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't want to apologize to her.
hours
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far be it from me.
lied
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
matter
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
matters
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far be it from me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
Nevada
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
o'er
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
observin
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
once
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
Real
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
roads
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
shamelessly
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
Speakin
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
state
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
There
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
ThingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
too
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
tried
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
use
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From this reading Speakin' in general, I 'ave found them good For such as cannot use one bed too long, But must get 'ence, the same as I 'ave done, An' go observin' matters till they die."
want
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From this reading I don't want to apologize to her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
woman
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From this reading There is a woman in the state of Nevada to whom I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours.
world
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From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Real Thing, Blowed in the Glass "Speakin' in general, I 'ave tried 'em all, The 'appy roads that take you o'er the world.
