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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 "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
better
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From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
building
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
cause
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
Chunky
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
chute
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
determination
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From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
dingy
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
enemies
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
fellers
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
fight
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From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
Fred
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
goin
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From this reading "Are you goin' to fight?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
heard
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
matter
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
more
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From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
much
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."
nearly
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
night
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
old
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
out
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
places
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
present
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
proceedings
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
protect
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From this reading "I'll protect myself, if nothing more."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
said
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
second
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
served
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
some
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From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
sound
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
They'd
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From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
tone
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From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
try
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From this reading "They'd better not try it on again," Fred replied, in a tone of determination.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
WARNING
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From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WARNING On the second morning Fred did not present himself at the dingy old building until nearly time for the whistle to sound, and those whom he had good cause to look upon as enemies were already at their places by the chute.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I heard some of the fellers served you out last night," Chunky said, much as if such proceedings were a matter of course.
