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25
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
26
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
act
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
aforesaid
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
agreement
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
air
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
amenity
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
Atascosa
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bird
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
called
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Cary's
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Century
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chicken
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City
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coin
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coins
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Coney
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crack
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crack-loo
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dashed
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dull
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
Eighteenth
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
floor
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FOOTNOTE
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form
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friend
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
gambling
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
guide
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
interpreter
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
Island
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joys
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land
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
large
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
Listen
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
made
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
mariners
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
metropolitan
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minutes
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more
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
Mother
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
nearest
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object
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
off
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
one's
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opportunity
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own
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petrel
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
picture
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sea
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From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
shook
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
ten
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 25: Eighteenth Century mariners called the petrel (a large sea bird) "Mother Cary's chicken."]
thirty
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
tossed
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trip
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Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
wassail
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From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In ten minutes more we shook hands on an agreement that I was to act as his guide, interpreter and friend in and to the aforesaid wassail and amenity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
wife
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [FOOTNOTE 26: crack-loo--a form of gambling in which coins are tossed high into the air with the object having one's coin land nearest a crack in the floor] "Was I on to the opportunity?
word
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From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In thirty minutes I had dashed off a word picture of metropolitan joys that made life in Atascosa City look as dull as a trip to Coney Island with your own wife.
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