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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 He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
all
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
always
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
Bible
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
call
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
cares
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From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
couldn't
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
day
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
em
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
end
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
fond
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From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
get
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
going
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
got
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
hotel
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
I've
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
kep
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
kinder
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
like
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
looks
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
lost
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
lying
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
meader
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
mighty
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From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
miss
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
names
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
now
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
out
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
petted
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
Roarer
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
said
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
Seems
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
sitting
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
Sol
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
stay
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
straw
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From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
there
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
too
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From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
used
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
voice
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From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He always thought everything I did was right, and he thought no end of my good looks, too; I suppose I've lost 'em all now.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
work-hours
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From this reading 'Seems like I couldn't get on without Sol,' she said, sitting with us in the hotel parlor after work-hours.
world
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From this reading He was mighty fond of me; nobody in all the world cares a straw for me now.
wouldn't
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From this reading Even Roarer wouldn't stay with me, for all I petted him; he kep' a going out to that meader and a lying by Sol, until, one day, we found him there dead.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I kinder miss his voice and all them names he used to call me; he got 'em out of the Bible, so they must have been good, you know.
