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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 the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
all
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
any
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
Arthur
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
back
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
Banty
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
calculated
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
came
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
caper
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
catch
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
Catty
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
church
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
city
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
cutting
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
day
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
didn't
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
direction
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
doing
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
Gage
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
going
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
Gordon
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
got
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
guess
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
holler
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
hotel
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
how
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
hunt
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
idea
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
just
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
kids
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
Kinderhook
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
like
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
luny
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
making
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
Methodist
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
monkey
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
monkeying
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
motions
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
Peabody
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
saw
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
see
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
set
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
Skoodles
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
smart
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
some
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
soon
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
sort
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
street
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
then
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From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
up
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From this reading As soon as they saw us they set up a holler and began making luny motions with their hands.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
walking
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From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
way
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From this reading I expect they had an idea they were cutting up a smart caper, but I didn’t see it that way, and I guess Catty didn’t, either.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
weren't
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From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Catty and I weren’t thinking about kids at all, but about Kinderhook and how we were going to catch him at whatever it was he was doing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the day after we got back from the city that Catty and I were walking along the street toward the hotel on a sort of a still hunt for Arthur Peabody Kinderhook, when Banty Gage and Skoodles Gordon came along from the direction of the Methodist church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We didn’t have any time to monkey with kids just then, but it looked like Banty and Skoodles calculated to do some monkeying with us.
