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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 But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
ain't
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From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
beat
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
CIRCLE
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
considered
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From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
day
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
FULL
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
given
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
Gordon
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
gov'nor
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From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
head
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From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
Hendrix
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
Izzy
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
lightly
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
new
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
out
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
overtime
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
reported
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
shook
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From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
slowly
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From this reading Izzy considered it slowly and shook his head.
special
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
switched
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That does it, gov'nor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
thickest
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
treating
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From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
trouble
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
twelve-hour
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From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
way
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From this reading It ain't honest, treating us this way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the next day, they were switched to a new beat where trouble had been thickest and given twelve-hour duty--without special overtime.
wounded
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From this reading FULL CIRCLE Hendrix had been wounded lightly, and was out when Gordon and Izzy reported.