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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 “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
all
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From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
Aw
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
better
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From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
bloodthirsty
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From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
Chinamen
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
Choo
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
dear
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
didn't
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
fingers
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From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
haven't
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
Hell
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
here-away
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
I'd
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
I'm
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
Kernaghan
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
less
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
Li
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
like
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
man
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
manny
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
meself
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
more
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
much
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
murd'ring
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From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
o
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
pagan
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From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
Patsy
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
pull
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
remarked
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
see
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
sowl
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
springtime
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
straight
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
Stren'th
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From this reading “Stren’th of mind is all right, but stren’th of fingers is better still.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
that's
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
then
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
there's
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
things
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From this reading “Hell to me sowl, then, didn’t Li Choo pull things straight?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
use
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m not much of a murd’ring man meself--I haven’t the stren’th with me fingers, but there’s manny a time I’d like to do what Li Choo done....
wurruld
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
year
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
You're
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From this reading “You’re a bloodthirsty pagan, Patsy,” returned the Young Doctor.
Young
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From this reading “Aw, Doctor dear, there’s manny that’s less use in the wurruld than Chinamen, and I’d like to see more o’ them here-away,” remarked Patsy Kernaghan to the Young Doctor in the springtime of another year.
