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acquainted
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
Bob's
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
Daylight
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not say what he had meant them to say.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
don't
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
driving
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
ear
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
fear
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
feelings
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
flatfooted
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
get
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
give
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
how
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
hurting
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
I'm
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
just
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
meant
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From this reading They did not say what he had meant them to say.
Mebbe
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
meet
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not say what he had meant them to say.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
pondered
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
quirt
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
real
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
rebellious
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
rubbed
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
say
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From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
telling
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From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They did not say what he had meant them to say.
there's
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From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They did not say what he had meant them to say.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
want
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From this reading Mebbe you just don't want to get acquainted with me, and won't say so for fear of hurting my feelings.
wants
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From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
way
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From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Of course, there's no way of telling what anybody wants from what they say."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
won't
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From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
words
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From this reading Daylight rubbed Bob's rebellious ear with his quirt and pondered with dissatisfaction the words he had just uttered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What I'm driving at is that you say flatfooted that you won't meet me again, and you give your reasons, but how am I to know they are your real reasons?
