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15
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
18th
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
20th
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
Apostle
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
August
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
Austin
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
Belle
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
belly
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
belong
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
big
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
black
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
blue
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
boots
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
cap
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
cards
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
clothes
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
coat
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
COLVIN
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
cords
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
drops
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
Friday
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
gaiters
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
Graham
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
hand
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
hat
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
Henry
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
house
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
joined
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
just
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
khakis
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
kicking
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
kilt
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
kind
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
Lafaele
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
laudanum
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
like
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
Lloyd
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
main
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
match
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
night
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
old
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
out
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
overseer
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
own
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
Paul
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
pigging
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
probably
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
regret
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
residence
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
saddle-bow
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
self
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
September
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
set
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
ship-bag
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
straw
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
suit
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
taken
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is Friday night, the (I believe) 18th or 20th August or September.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
to-morrow
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
Tuesday
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
up
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From this reading I have not joined them because ‘belly belong me’ has been kicking up, and I have just taken 15 drops of laudanum.
velvet
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
white
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
workman's
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From this reading But I am alone over here in the workman’s house, where I and Belle and Lloyd and Austin are pigging; the rest are at cards in the main residence.
written
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From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
yellow
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From this reading On Tuesday, the party set out—self in white cap, velvet coat, cords and yellow half boots, Belle in a white kind of suit and white cap to match mine, Lloyd in white clothes and long yellow boots and a straw hat, Graham in khakis and gaiters, Henry (my old overseer) in blue coat and black kilt, and the great Lafaele with a big ship-bag on his saddle-bow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall probably regret to-morrow having written you with my own hand like the Apostle Paul.
