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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
became
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
bother
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
Bud
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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.
cared
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
didn't
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
earnestly
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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
energetically
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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.
folks
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
FRIENDS
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From this reading LOST FRIENDS.
give
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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
got
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
head
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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.
heard
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
Jesus
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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
knew
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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
LOST
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From this reading LOST FRIENDS.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
minister
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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
only
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
out
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
particular
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
said
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From this reading "I NEVER knew nothing about it," Bud said, earnestly.
shook
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From this reading But Bud shook his head energetically.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
urge
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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
way
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From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I never heard as anybody cared in particular what became of me, only so that I got out of folks' way and didn't bother."
Why
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From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Why, Bud! have you never heard the minister urge you to give yourself to Jesus?"