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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 "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
according
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
approval
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
ask
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
backer
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
backs
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
bench
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
book
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
bookmaker
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
came
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
care
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
collected
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
damn
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
don't
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
dreams
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
drink
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
ear
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
eat
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
fancy
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
food
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
fragments
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
general
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
gets
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
got
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
governor
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
governor's
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
haven't
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
interested
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
Journeyman's
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
judgment
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From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
kind
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
Let's
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
making
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
met
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
most
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
opinion
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
out
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
porter
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
proposal
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
said
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
some
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
straight
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
taken
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
tankard
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
vagrant
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From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
very
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From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
Well
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
what's
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From this reading "Let's 'ear what's the governor's opinion; he ought to know what kind of backer gets the most out of him."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I don't care a damn whether they backs according to their judgment, or their dreams, or their fancy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even the vagrant who had taken his tankard of porter to the bench where he could drink and eat what fragments of food he had collected, came forward, interested to know what kind of backer got most out of the bookmaker.
William
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From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Journeyman's proposal to submit the question to the governor met with very general approval.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said William, "I haven't been making a book as long as some of them, but since you ask me what I think I tell you straight.
