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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 “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
all
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
Any
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
call
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
coming
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From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
deacons
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
elders
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
end
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From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
forced
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From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
Heavy
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
highwayman
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
Hill
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
husband
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
keep
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
knock
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
man
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From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
men
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
monument
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
murderer
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
nearer
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From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
neighbors
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From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
pay
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From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
prove
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From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
said
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From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
Santy
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
superintendent
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
thief
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
Tree
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
upset
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From this reading Do you want to knock over that monument on Heavy Tree Hill, and upset your standing here among the deacons and elders?
WANT
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From this reading “Do you WANT me to prove it before witnesses?” said the man, coming nearer her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do you want to do all this and be forced, even by your neighbors, to pay me in the end, as you will?
witnesses
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From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
word
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From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you shall have to prove it--before witnesses.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want to take my word and keep it between ourselves, or do you want to call in your superintendent and his men, and all Santy Any, to hear me prove your husband was a highwayman, thief, and murderer?
