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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 ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah!
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
arréanti
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From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
back
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
Barter
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From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
bit
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From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
day
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From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
discovery
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From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
elder
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
falling
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
hundred
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From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
interest
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
made
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From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I made a little bit of a discovery,’ Barter answered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
rascal
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
said
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
two
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From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
utter
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
want
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From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was it, was it,’ said the elder rascal, falling back into his utter want of interest.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I will in a day or two,’ answered Barter, _arréanti_.
You'll
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From this reading ‘You’ll let me have that hundred.’