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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 It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
abstained
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
accept
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
advice
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
all
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
blind
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
boiled
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
Charley
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
Cole
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
dissuade
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
drank
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
drunk
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
get
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
got
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
Harry
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
home
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
liquor
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
Lobo
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
man
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
night
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
Oasis
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
owl
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
position
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
Prentice
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
Prentice's
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
proverbial
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From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
quarts
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
refused
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
said
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From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
several
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
stuff
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From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Charley Prentice got as drunk as the proverbial boiled owl.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
totally
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
tried
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From this reading Harry Cole had tried to dissuade him, but he refused to accept advice.
two
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
unusual
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
want
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From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
Wells
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From this reading It was nothing unusual for a man to get drunk in Lobo Wells, but for a man in Charley Prentice’s position it was not quite the right thing.
whisky
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
years
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From this reading For several years Prentice had totally abstained from all liquor, but this night he drank himself blind drunk at the Oasis and took two quarts of whisky home with him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t want that stuff, Charley,” said Cole.
