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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 A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
ain't
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
amiably
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
back
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
beg
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
bet
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
blow
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
came
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
COME-BACK
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
contract
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
Eells
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
F
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
give
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
iron
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
judge
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
Judson
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
Just
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
kind
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
Lapham
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
mistake
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
more
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
nerve
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
once
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
out
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
papers
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
Phillip
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
pieces
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
plexus
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
punishment
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
put
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
reached
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From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
robbed
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
show
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
solar
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
some
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
suggested
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
takes
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From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
there
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From this reading "Just give me that contract," he suggested amiably; "there must be some mistake."
there's
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COME-BACK It takes an iron nerve to come back for more punishment right after a solar plexus blow, but Judson Eells had that kind.
tried
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
triumphantly
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
we'll
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phillip F. Lapham went to pieces and began to beg, but Eells reached out for the papers.
Wunpost
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, you bet there's a mistake," came back Wunpost triumphantly, "but we'll show these papers to the judge.
you've
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From this reading This ain't the first time you've tried to put one over, but you robbed us once before."
