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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 know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
all
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
better'n
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
Bullivant
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
compartment
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
deal
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
dodges
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From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
dropped
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
England
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
feet
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
getting
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From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
glad
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
got
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
gratefully
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
hadn't
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
heap
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
horribly
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
hours
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
knowledge
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
Lollie
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From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
mighty
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
modestly
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From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
night
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
now
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
off
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
others
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
out
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
overcrowded
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
platform
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
run
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
said
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From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
side
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
soul
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
station
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
things
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
tramping
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From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
two
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
uncomfortable
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From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
up
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From this reading “I’m getting up to all these little dodges,” said Lollie modestly.
way
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From this reading “I know the way things run this side now a heap better’n I do in England.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But all his knowledge did not save them a horribly uncomfortable night in an overcrowded compartment, and even when Bullivant dropped off at his station two others got in.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “I’d sure have worn my soul and my feet out tramping this platform all these hours if you hadn’t been running the deal.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m mighty glad I struck you,” said Bullivant gratefully.
