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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 LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
advance
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
any
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From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
Benny
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
boardin
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
bother
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From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
built
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
bureau
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
calls
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
collects
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
covers
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
Deary
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
don't
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From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
drawers
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
gets
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
girl
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
got
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
hunt
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
inquisitive
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
It's
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
kind
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
LANDING
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
landlady
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
like
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
looks
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
Lovely
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
made
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
matter
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
misses
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
Mother
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
new
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
night
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
noses
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
off
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
old
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
only
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
outfit
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
place
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
pokin
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
pryin
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
Saturday
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From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
She's
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
SIDE
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
sore
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
starts
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
STREET
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
swell
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
Sykes
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From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lovely old girl, Mother Sykes is, one of the kind that calls everybody "Deary" and collects in advance every Saturday night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That don't bother me any, though.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
trunk
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
up
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From this reading She's got one of them inquisitive landlady noses that looks like it was made for pryin' up trunk covers and pokin' into bureau drawers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LANDING ON A SIDE STREET It was a little matter between me and Mother Sykes that starts me off to hunt a new boardin' place.
wear
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
weddin
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From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It's only when I misses my swell outfit, the one Benny had built for me to wear at his weddin', that I gets sore.
