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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 had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
any
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
bar-keep
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
bill
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
Cap'n
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
chawed
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
dat
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From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
day
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
de
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
declared
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
deeply
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
dem
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
Dix
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
dog
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
Gallagin's
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
get
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
gittin
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
given
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
go
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From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
got
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From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
hammered
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
Jeams
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
jes
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
jumped
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
los
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From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
lost
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
low
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
man
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
perlice
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
pile
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
possibly
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
put
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
rake
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
ready
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From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
reason
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
ruefuladjectiveUS /ˈruːfəl/
showing regret or mild sorrow
From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
seen
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
state
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
sympathized
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
ten-dollar
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
up
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
very
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From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
way
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From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was jes' gittin' ready to rake in de pile when dem perlice jumped in an' hammered me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
win
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From this reading He declared that we had "lost a dog as could win a ten-dollar bill any day he could get a man to put it up."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had given Dix up for lost and was in a very low state of mind, in which Jeams sympathized with me deeply, though possibly for a different reason.
work
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From this reading We done los' dat dog, Cap'n--you an' I got to go to work," he added with a rueful look.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cap'n, you jes' ought to 'a' seen the way he chawed up that bar-keep Gallagin's dog!
