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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 nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
a-way
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
Ago
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From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
approach
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
approoves
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
burro
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
camps
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
Cattleman
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
cha'r
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
cirk'latin
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
copy
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Crusoe
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
curiously
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
devours
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Doc
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
don't
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
drug
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
enters
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
examining
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
Grande
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From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
hand
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
heap
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
hived
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
Island
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
it's
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
layin
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
leaves
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
library
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Light
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
loafin
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
loose
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
nearest
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
notice
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
observed
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Old
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
onfrequent
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
onless
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
outfit
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
Peets
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
purpose
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
recalls
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Red
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Rio
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From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
Robinson
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
smells
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
some
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
Stevenson's
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
story-books
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
street
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
taken
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
tastes
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Texas
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
tharupon
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long Ago on the Rio Grande.
Thompson
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Treasure
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From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
usual
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
volumes
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From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was curiously examining Stevenson's "Treasure Island," that he had taken from my hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After that I don't notice no volumes in the outfit, onless it's some drug books that Doc Peets has hived over where he camps.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
who's
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From this reading "The nearest approach to a Wolfville cirk'latin' library I recalls is a copy of 'Robinson Crusoe,' an' that don't last long, as one time when Texas Thompson leaves it layin' on a cha'r outside while he enters the Red Light for the usual purpose, a burro who's loafin' loose about the street, smells it, tastes it, approoves of it, an' tharupon devours it a heap.
Wolfville
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From this reading "Which books that a-way," observed the Old Cattleman, "that is, story-books, is onfrequent in Wolfville."
