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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 won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
agreed
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
any
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
Arizona
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
Bassett
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
Bill
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
business
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
buzzing
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
called
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
catch
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
caused
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
companion
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
danger
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
deficit
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
expenses
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
finances
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
fly
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
get
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
gift
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
got
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
hiked
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
home
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
I'll
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
immoral
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
instructor
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
knew
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
locality
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
Los
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
luck
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
money
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
Montague
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
Monty
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
more
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
Mr
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
now
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
obliged
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
old
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
once
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
out
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
pay
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
Perros
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
round
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
safe
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
says
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
show
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
Silver
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From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
soon
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
stake
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
suggested
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
terra-cotta
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
to-night
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
town
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
town's
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
train
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From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
travelling
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
try
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From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the home of Montague Silver, my old instructor, now retired from business.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
web
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From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading "Bill Bassett agreed to that, and we hiked westward as soon as we could catch a safe train.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When we got to a town in Arizona called Los Perros I suggested that we once more try our luck on terra-cotta.
won't
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew Monty would stake me to web money if I could show him a fly buzzing 'round the locality.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
you'll
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
zone
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From this reading "'I won't take any of your money as a gift, Mr. Bassett,' says I to him, 'but if you'll pay my expenses as a travelling companion until we get out of the danger zone of the immoral deficit you have caused in this town's finances to-night, I'll be obliged.'
