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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 "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
Abe
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From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
actually
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
all
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
bet
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
commented
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
couldn't
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
don't
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
eating
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
eleven
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
existed
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
feller
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
food
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
go
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
goes
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
got
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
Hoover
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
hour
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
It's
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
like
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
listen
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From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
lunch
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
Morris
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
o'clock
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
only
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
out
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From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
patriot
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
protested
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From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
reasonable
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
restrain
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
Say
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From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
says
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
show
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
stomach
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From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
table
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
talking
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That only goes to show what for a stomach patriot you are, Abe," Morris commented.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
yer
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From this reading I bet yer you don't remember that such a feller as Hoover ever existed at all, let alone what he says about eating reasonable."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It's only eleven o'clock, and I couldn't go out to lunch for another hour yet."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, listen," Abe protested, "let me alone, will you?
you've
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From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Even when we are only _talking_ about food you couldn't restrain yourself, so what must it be like when you've got the food actually on the table?
