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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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ain't
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From this reading That ain't his line.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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begins
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birthday
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brand
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From this reading He's one of the camel brand.
BUMPS
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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cake
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call
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camel
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From this reading He's one of the camel brand.
Chicago
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Chief
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cinch
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Clifford's
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CLIFFY
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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DOWN
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finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It'll be a cinch that Clifford's gettin' in his fine work; for the last I saw of him he was headed West, and where he is there's trouble.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gets
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gettin
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goes
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guessin
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happened
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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He's
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From this reading He's one of the camel brand.
headed
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It'll be a cinch that Clifford's gettin' in his fine work; for the last I saw of him he was headed West, and where he is there's trouble.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But you mustn't tear off the notion that Clifford's a Mr. Lush, that goes and gets himself all lit up like a birthday cake and then begins to mix it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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It'll
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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Limited
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line
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From this reading That ain't his line.
lit
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Lush
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mix
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Mr
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mustn't
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nearest
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needn't
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notion
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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papers
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Police
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read
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riot
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run
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saw
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Say
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siding
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tear
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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there's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-morrow
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trouble
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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West
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what's
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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wired
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WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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