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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 told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
Andy
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
arrive
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barred
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
Blenheim
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
circumstances
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conspiring
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
cross
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day
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deal
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From this reading It's a hard deal,' says old Smoke-'em-out.
deceived
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
detained
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
em-out
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
find
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
fix
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
Friend
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
gents
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
goes
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
hall-marked
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
hand
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
hard
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From this reading It's a hard deal,' says old Smoke-'em-out.
heiress
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
I'm
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
ice
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
It's
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From this reading It's a hard deal,' says old Smoke-'em-out.
jam
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
jeremiad
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
ladies
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later
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leave
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like
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made
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man
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
muslin
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
natural
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noise
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
notorious
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
Now
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
old
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From this reading It's a hard deal,' says old Smoke-'em-out.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
out
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
pack
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
polar
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
portals
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
prosperity
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
regions
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
road
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
salver
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says
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see
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silver
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
Smithers
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
Smoke
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From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
some
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From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
switch
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
they've
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
touching
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
two
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unavoidable
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up
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visitors
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waved
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
why
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I told the ladies that the notorious visitors had been detained on the road by some unavoidable circumstances that made a noise like an ice jam and an heiress, but they would arrive a day or two later.
yard
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From this reading When they find out that they've been deceived,' says Smoke-'em-out, 'every yard of cross barred muslin and natural waved switch in the house will pack up and leave.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Now you see the fix I'm in, gents,' goes on Smoke-'em-out Smithers.
æsophagus
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From this reading "'Friend,' says Andy, touching the old man on the æsophagus, 'why this jeremiad when the polar regions and the portals of Blenheim are conspiring to hand you prosperity on a hall-marked silver salver.
