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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 Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
ahead
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
all
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
back
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
bare
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
better
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
Brother
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
came
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
consideration
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
county
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
court
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
drank
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
driving
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
East
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
Elder
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
father
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
fell
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
filial
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
getting
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
Harve
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
Harvey
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
heavy
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
I'd
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
I'm
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
lamb
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
lawyer
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
liar
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
man
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
man's
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
maybe
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
Merrick
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
moment
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
money
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
much
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
Nimrod
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
Old
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
out
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
own
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
partnership
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
paused
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
personal
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
say
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
says
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From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
school
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
sheared
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
shoulders
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
son
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
squared
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
swore
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
thinks
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
together
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From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
tone
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
too
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From this reading "Old Nimrod thinks Harve drank too much; and this from such as Nimrod and me!
very
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
want
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From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
Well
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From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lawyer paused a moment, squared his heavy shoulders, and went on: "Harvey Merrick and I went to school together, back East.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But maybe I'm getting personal, and I'd better be driving ahead at what I want to say."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Well, we can all remember the very tone in which brother Elder swore his own father was a liar, in the county court; and we all know that the old man came out of that partnership with his son as bare as a sheared lamb.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Brother Elder says Harve was too free with the old man's money--fell short in filial consideration, maybe.
