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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 Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
all
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
allowed
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
arms
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
case
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
coat
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
considerble
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
distressid
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
Dudley
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
get
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
Gilford
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
going
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
got
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
Grey
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
he'd
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
how
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
Huck
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
inscription
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
Jane
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
Jim
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
job
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
Lady
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
leave
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
MakingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
Northumberland
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
old
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
pens
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
prisoner
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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
s'pose
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
said
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
saw
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
says
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From this reading “Look at Lady Jane Grey,” he says; “look at Gilford Dudley; look at old Northumberland!
scrabble
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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
scrabbling
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
state
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
That's
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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
there
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
Tom
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
tough
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
toughest
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From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
trouble
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
wall
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From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
warn't
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From this reading But he had to have it; Tom said he’d got to; there warn’t no case of a state prisoner not scrabbling his inscription to leave behind, and his coat of arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Making them pens was a distressid tough job, and so was the saw; and Jim allowed the inscription was going to be the toughest of all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That’s the one which the prisoner has to scrabble on the wall.
Why
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From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, Huck, s’pose it is considerble trouble?—what you going to do?—how you going to get around it?
