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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
away
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From this reading "See that he doesn't get away from you."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
Bradner
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From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
chance
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
Colonel
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From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
de
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
doesn't
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From this reading "See that he doesn't get away from you."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "See that he doesn't get away from you."
get
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From this reading "See that he doesn't get away from you."
git
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
go
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From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
GOSSLEY
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
GUERILLA
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
gun
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to the two negroes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
Joe
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
knock
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
lady
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
mansion
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
Mars'r
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
negroes
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From this reading He turned to the two negroes.
nervously
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From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
picked
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
see
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From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
shan't
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to the two negroes.
turned
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From this reading He turned to the two negroes.
two
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From this reading He turned to the two negroes.
up
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From this reading "He shan't git de chance, Mars'r," answered Joe, who had picked up his gun again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GOSSLEY THE GUERILLA "Who can that be?" asked the lady of the mansion, nervously, as the knock was repeated.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go and see," answered Colonel Bradner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See that he doesn't get away from you."