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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 Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
agent
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
attitude
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
bound
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
broke
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From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
build
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
cigar
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
clients
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
crouched
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
cuspidor
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
Dar-ley
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
feel
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
fire
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
genius
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
havoc
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
honor
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
I'm
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
impression
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
mistaken
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
non-interested
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
now
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
offered
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
only
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
played
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
plea
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
price
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
property
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
provided
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's quite true.”
railroad
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
Rayburn
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
say
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
sell
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
shots
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
showing
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From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
simply
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
stroke
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
that's
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From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
threw
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From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
too
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
true
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From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
wanted
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From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rayburn threw his cigar into a cuspidor; his attitude of being a non-interested agent was simply a stroke of genius.
Well
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From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
Wilson
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From this reading “Well, that's true,” broke in Wilson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind this plea he crouched, showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe my clients _did_ feel, I may say, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered; but--now I may be mistaken--but I'm sure they were under the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided you could build a railroad from Dar-ley to it, and--”
