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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 The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
away
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
ax
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
bad
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
biggest
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
Bradley
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
case
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
certainly
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
community
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
dare-devil
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
day
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
drove
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
exclaimed
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
feet
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
fer
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
fixin
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
gal
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
George
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
git
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
house
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
I've
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
indeed
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From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
it's
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
knows
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
lady
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
like
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
lit
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From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
looks
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
Lord
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
lowed
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
man
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From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
mighty
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From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
o
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
ol
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
paid
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
pay
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
round
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
seed
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
seems
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From this reading The ol' lady seems to have about as bad a case on you as the gal.
shet
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
simply
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From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
stabbed
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
stirrin
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
suit
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
thar
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
things
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
two
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
ud
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
week
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
wus
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From this reading It looks like it 'ud pay you to git stabbed every day in the week; it's paid the community, the Lord knows, fer it is shet of the biggest dare-devil that wus ever in it.
yore
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From this reading I've been thar a time or two to ax about you, an' I never seed the like o' stirrin' round fixin' things they 'lowed would suit yore taste."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
young
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From this reading "They have been mighty good to me, indeed," answered the young man, simply.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By George!" exclaimed Bradley, as they drove away, "you certainly lit on your feet when you struck that house.
