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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 “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
ave
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
bre'k
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
bre'ks
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
can't
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
catastrophe
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From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
cheval
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
chok
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
commented
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
cry
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
dam-fool
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
dat
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
day
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
de
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
deal
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
dem
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
Dieu
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
dose
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
doubtfully
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
drown
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
easy
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
eet
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
elaborated
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From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
eye
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
Fabian
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From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
fault
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
fonny
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
get
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
haid
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
head
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
Hee's
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
hees
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
Laveque
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From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
nevaire
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
office
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
Radway
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From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
sacre
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
said
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
see
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
t'ink
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
t'ree
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
t'rough
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From this reading “Hee's not fonny dat she bre'ks t'rough,” he said.
tam
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
two
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From this reading “I 'ave see dem bre'k t'rough two, t'ree tam in de day, but nevaire dat she get drown!
volubility
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From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.
W'en
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I suppose it was a good deal my fault,” commented Radway, doubtfully shaking his head, after Laveque had left the office.
wit
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From this reading W'en dose dam-fool can't t'ink wit' hees haid--sacre Dieu! eet is so easy, to chok' dat cheval--she make me cry wit' de eye!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fabian Laveque elaborated the details of the catastrophe with volubility.