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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 First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
admit
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
ain't
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
AUNTY
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Ballard
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
card
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chesty
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crisp
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
ego
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
form
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
get
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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GOT
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grand
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
great-uncle
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
grouch
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From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
grumpy
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
hand
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
havin
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
HOW
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
I'll
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
I've
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
indexed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
kind
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
Kyrle
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
less
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
more
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
Mr
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new
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From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
NEWS
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
off
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
relations
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runnin
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Say
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shapes
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
snappy
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
specially
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Strangers
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From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
streak
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
tabasco
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
talk
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From this reading And he is kind of crisp and snappy in his talk, I'll admit.
temper'ment
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
they're
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
three
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
toter
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From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
tryout
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
up
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Strangers might think he was a grouch toter.
weeks
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From this reading After three weeks' tryout he shapes up as some grand little great-uncle, take it from me!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
wide
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From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First off, you know, I had him card indexed as havin' more or less tabasco in his temper'ment, with a wide grumpy streak runnin' through his ego.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOW AUNTY GOT THE NEWS Say, I expect it ain't good form to get chesty over your relations, specially when they're so new as mine; but I've got to hand it to Mr. Kyrle Ballard.
