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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 He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
a-ha'nting
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
bad
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
blanket
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
buried
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
clothes
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
coat
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
comfortable
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
couldn't
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
didn't
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
dollars
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
eight
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
fetch
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
go
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
got
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
guess
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
ha'nt
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
house
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
how
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
Jim
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
keep
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
killed
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
knowed
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
likely
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
lining
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
luck
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
man
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
money
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
more
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
old
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
out
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
overcoat
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
people
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
planted
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
pretty
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
reasonable
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
reckoned
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
rummaged
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
said
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
say
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
sewed
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
shot
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
silver
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
sounded
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
stole
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
studying
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
talk
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
there
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
they'd
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
up
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
want
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
wanted
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From this reading After breakfast I wanted to talk about the dead man and guess out how he come to be killed, but Jim didn’t want to.
warn't
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From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
we'd
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From this reading We rummaged the clothes we’d got, and found eight dollars in silver sewed up in the lining of an old blanket overcoat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
wishing
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From this reading That sounded pretty reasonable, so I didn’t say no more; but I couldn’t keep from studying over it and wishing I knowed who shot the man, and what they done it for.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said it would fetch bad luck; and besides, he said, he might come and ha’nt us; he said a man that warn’t buried was more likely to go a-ha’nting around than one that was planted and comfortable.
wouldn't
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From this reading Jim said he reckoned the people in that house stole the coat, because if they’d a knowed the money was there they wouldn’t a left it.
