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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 “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
any
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
blessing
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
boys
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
camp
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
card
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
clay
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
cradle
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
crowd
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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
d'ye
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From this reading What more d’ye want?”
day
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
drunk
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
go
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
got
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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
hain't
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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
It's
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
like
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
Lord's
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
man
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
maybe
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
more
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
notice
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
o
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
objected
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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
only
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
other
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
out
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
parson
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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
parsons
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
playin
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
said
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
service
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
some
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
sort
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
splash
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
takin
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
temptin
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
texts
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
there's
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
three
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
want
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From this reading What more d’ye want?”
way
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
We'd
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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What more d’ye want?”
whisky
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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”
worth
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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.
