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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 MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
abundance
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
all
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
big
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
day
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
discovers
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
diverted
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drops
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
evening
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
few
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
Figure
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
filling
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
find
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
gallons
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
get
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go
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goes
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got
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ground
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
handle
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
house
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
how
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
hundreds
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From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
JUDD
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
man
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
many
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
men
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much
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
off
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only
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
others
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out
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own
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pipe
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powerful
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
pump
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
pumping
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
pushes
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
remain
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
rushing
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
say
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
Some
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supply
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
tank
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
tanks
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From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
tap-lines
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tapped
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From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
There
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From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There is an abundance of water, and the pump is big and powerful, and every time the man pushes the handle many gallons go rushing towards the tank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
water
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From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
way
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From this reading Some men have tapped the pipe, all along the way, and have diverted the water to their own tanks; so the man has to supply hundreds of gallons to others before he can get a few drops for himself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
works
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From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
worth
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From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The man works all day, yet when he goes to the house in the evening, he discovers there are only a few drops of water in his tank.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you not say that it was worth while for that man to find out about those tap-lines; how much they take off, how they got to be there, and by what right they remain?
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading MY DEAR JUDD: Figure to yourself a man pumping water from the ground, filling a tank to supply his house.
