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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 WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
account
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
affair
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
ain't
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
all
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
any
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
ask
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
aunt
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
breathed
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
bureau
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
corkin
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
cross-examine
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
DARE
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
decoration
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
dome
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
exhibition
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
frame
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
glass
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
goes
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
got
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
guess
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
half-step-adopted
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
I've
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
inside
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
instance
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
Just
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
like
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
MISS
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
missed
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
more'n
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
nerve
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
Now
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
out
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
picture
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
place
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
pumpin
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
put
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
puts
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
reckless
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
Say
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
she's
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
silver
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
sleuth
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
sterling
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
There's
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
THREW
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
top
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
unbelts
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
VEE
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
Vee's
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From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
well
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
who's
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
why
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From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Just found it on my bureau, you know, and, without pumpin' me for any account of who and why, goes and unbelts reckless for the sterling decoration.
word
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From this reading Now, she ain't one to sleuth around, or cross-examine, or anything like that; but what she's missed of this little affair that I ain't breathed a word of to anybody is more'n I've got the nerve to ask.
works
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From this reading WHEN MISS VEE THREW THE DARE Say, I guess I might as well tell it right out; for, from all I hear about myself, my dome must have a glass top that puts all the inside works on exhibition.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
Zenobia
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From this reading There's Zenobia, for instance, who's my half-step-adopted aunt, as you might say.
