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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 IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
ain't
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
almost
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
basket
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
braced
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
cast
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
chuckin
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cinch
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
collector
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Corrugated
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CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
ears
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Elba
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
forgets
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
gettin
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got
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
grouch
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
havin
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From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
he's
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
Hickory
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
how
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
lookin
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From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
mornin
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
noticin
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
Old
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
OOLONG
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
paper
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Piddie
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
plans
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purple
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puzzled
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quiet
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From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
read
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Return
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runnin
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see
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From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
smooth
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spell
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
Things
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thinks
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
too
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
up
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From this reading This fine spell of weather has braced Old Hickory up until he almost forgets how he's cast himself for the great grouch collector.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
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way
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we'd
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From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
weather
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week
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From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I can tell that by the puzzled way he has of lookin' me over when he thinks I ain't noticin'.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Things must have been runnin' smooth, too; for he can even read about the Return from Elba plans without chuckin' the mornin' paper into the waste basket and gettin' purple behind the ears.
wonderin
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From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading IN ON THE OOLONG Course it was a cinch; but Piddie ain't got done wonderin' yet how I did it.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, we'd been havin' a quiet week at the Corrugated.
