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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 girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
badly
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From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
bit
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
carried
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
chips
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
comes
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
dad
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
enough
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
fall
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
family
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
girl
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
give
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From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
hew
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
how
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From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
influenced
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
Jack
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
judgment
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From this reading "No snap judgment Perk!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
line
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
matter
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
moan
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
motto
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No snap judgment Perk!
now
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
pal
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
partner
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
Perk
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From this reading "No snap judgment Perk!
Perkiser
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
pitiable
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
quickly
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
say
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
see
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
snap
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From this reading "No snap judgment Perk!
sternly
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
straight
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
taught
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
that's
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From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
thereupon
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
things
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From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
turn
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From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl thereupon uttered a little pitiable moan that influenced Jack to turn a bit sternly upon his pal and say quickly:
verdict
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
well
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sure thing, Jack--my dad taught me to 'hew straight to the line, let the chips fall where they will'--that's been the Perkiser motto right along, an' see where it carried us as a family.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never can tell how badly things are until you give them the first over.
you'll
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From this reading Come on now, partner I know you well enough to be sure you'll give an honest verdict, no matter what comes."
