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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 “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
albino
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
boots
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
cartwheel
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
case
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
cast
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
countenance
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
down
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eight
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elevated
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empty
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eyes
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
feet
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
friend
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
goes
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
gold
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
hair
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
handful
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
hats
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
heartbroken
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
high
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
high-heeled
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
joints
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
leather
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leg-holsters
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
man
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
men
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mud
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From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
open-plumbed
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From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
other
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
overalls
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pessimist
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
picks
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From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
pieces
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
pink
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
says
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
see
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six
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street
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stuck
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From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
Then
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From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
twenty-dollar
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two
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then the elevated pessimist goes down under his leather leg-holsters and hands a handful of twenty-dollar gold pieces to his albino friend.
up
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watch
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From this reading He picks up the watch that has stuck in the mud.
white
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
win
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From this reading The other man, who is little, with pink hair and white eyes, goes for the empty case, and says, ‘I win.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One man is six or eight feet high, with open-plumbed joints and a heartbroken cast of countenance.
yells
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From this reading “But I hear a couple of yells and see two men running up the street in leather overalls and high-heeled boots and cartwheel hats.
