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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 He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
a-talkin
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
all
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
always
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
arms
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
back
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
bent
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
bout
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
boy
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
character
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
chirped
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
comical
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
eager
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From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
enough
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
gayest
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From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
gaze
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From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
gleefully
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
grave
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From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
grin
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
harnt
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
hat
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
head
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
hugging
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
humoring
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
indulgence
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
jagged
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
Jubal
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From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
knees
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
lately
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
laughed
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From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
lazily
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From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
met
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
Mis
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
more
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
old
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
once
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
out
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
perched
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
Perkins
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From this reading Jubal Perkins laughed lazily, as he looked at him.
pert
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
Price's
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
privileged
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
Rufe
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From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
said
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
sat
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
served
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
showing
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
skeered
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From this reading "Been skeered by old Mis' Price's harnt lately?" he once more chirped out gleefully.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
squirrel
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
tanner
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
tanyard
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
teeth
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
Then
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
top
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
tow
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
unabashed
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
wide
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This grave, eager gaze Rufe returned with the gayest audacity.
wood-pile
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
wool
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From this reading He was comical enough, as he sat on the top of the wood-pile, hugging his knees with both arms, his old, bent, wool hat perched on the back of his tow head, and all his jagged squirrel teeth showing themselves, unabashed, in a wide grin.
you-uns
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From this reading Then, with that indulgence which Rufe always met at the tanyard, and which served to make him so pert and forward, the tanner said, humoring the privileged character, "What be you-uns a-talkin' 'bout, boy?
