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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 Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
a-goin
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
afeard
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
all
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
Anyway
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
bare
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
came
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
concerned
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
counter
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
don't
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
door
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
ef
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
fer
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
git
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
got
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
head
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
hold
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
I'm
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
interested
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
jest
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
job
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
joined
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
knows
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
Lord
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
lose
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
lower
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From this reading “Mrs. Porter”--Peters spoke lower.
man
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
Miss
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
mought
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
Mrs
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From this reading “Mrs. Porter”--Peters spoke lower.
much
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
old
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
opinion
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
Peters
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From this reading “Mrs. Porter”--Peters spoke lower.
Porter
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From this reading “Mrs. Porter”--Peters spoke lower.
see
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
silent
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
Snodgrass
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
some'n
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
spoke
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From this reading “Mrs. Porter”--Peters spoke lower.
suspicion
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
sympathy
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
talk
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
team
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
threshold
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From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
too
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From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
want
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You see, ef I was to talk too much I mought lose my job.
why
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
world
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
wouldn't
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From this reading The Lord knows I wouldn't have Mrs. Snodgrass an' her team git hold of it fer the world.
yo're
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
yore
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He came around the counter and joined her on the threshold of the door--“I'm a-goin' to let you on to some'n' that I'm afeard to tell even the old man.
you've
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From this reading Anyway, I don't want to express an opinion jest on bare suspicion, but I know you've got a silent tongue in yore head, an' I think I know, too, why yo're interested, an' I'm in sympathy with you an'--an' Miss--an' with all concerned, Mrs. Porter.”
