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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 GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
agitator
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
ain't
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
Anyway
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
assume
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
Aunty
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
ban
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
breaks
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From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
call
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
chute
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
climber
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
coal
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
crawl
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
don't
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
durin
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
eight
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
evenings
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
extent
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
Friday
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
hostilities
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
I'm
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
it's
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From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
JOLT
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
later
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
lettin
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
lifted
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
like
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
makin
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
mighty
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From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
much
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
negotiations
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
once
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
only
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
out
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
peace
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
Please
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From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
porch
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
says
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
softened
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
speech
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
suspended
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
suspicion
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
ten
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From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
treat
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From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Remember," says she, "Friday evenings only, from half after eight until not later than ten."
up
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
week
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From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
WESTY
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From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Course I'm still under suspicion; but while the ban ain't lifted complete she don't treat me quite so much like a porch climber or a free speech agitator.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Anyway, Aunty has softened up to the extent of lettin' me come around once a week without makin' me assume a disguise, or crawl in through the coal chute.
Yes'm
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From this reading "Yes'm," says I, "and it's mighty----" "Please!" she breaks in.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GETTING A JOLT FROM WESTY You might call it time out, or suspended hostilities durin' peace negotiations, or anything like that.
