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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 You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
Abe
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
account
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
ask
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
Baskof
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
buy
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
contract
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
crazy
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
cutter
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
don't
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
feller
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
fixing
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
flathouse
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
forgets
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
go
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going
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
grew
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From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
juncture
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From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
lawyer
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like
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
lives
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
lookyhere
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
lump
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
Morris
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From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
o'clock
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
packet
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
police
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
powder
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purple
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From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
questions
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
rage
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From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
ring
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
Say
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
see
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
Sholy
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
sick
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From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
sitting
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
soap
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
station
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
There
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
tired
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From this reading I am sick and tired of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
twelve
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From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
up
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There we are sitting till twelve o'clock fixing up the contract, and if you don't like it you could lump it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
wife
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this juncture Morris grew purple with rage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
wouldn't
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
y'understand
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From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
yelled
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From this reading "Say, lookyhere, Abe," he yelled, "ask me no questions.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would think if a feller forgets to buy a packet soap powder, y'understand, his wife wouldn't go crazy and ring up the police station yet, on account I am going with Baskof and this here cutter to see a lawyer by the name Sholy, which he lives in my flathouse yet.
