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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 “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
acknowledge
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
afloat
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
angry
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
beaten
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
brother
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From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
Burton
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From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
business
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
came
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
candidate
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
colonel
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
dark
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
don't
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From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
eye
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
face
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
fell
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
fellow
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
flush
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
hard
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
he's
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
helped
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From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
im
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
it's
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
legislature
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
o
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
only
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From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
planter's
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From this reading The planter’s eye fell, and an angry flush came into his dark face.
powerful
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
purty
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
quickly
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From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
re
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From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
rumors
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
said
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From this reading “You don’t know anything about it, Burton,” said he, quickly.
Seems
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From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
set
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
some
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
treatment
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seems to me, as he was the only brother you have, you might have helped him a little.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
words
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From this reading “I acknowledge we had some words about the will, but he set afloat the rumors about my treatment of him when I was a candidate for the legislature, and it was through him that I was beaten.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ‘re purty hard on ‘im, colonel; it’s none o’ my business, but he’s a powerful good fellow.
