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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 comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
albums
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From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
Arkansas
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
big
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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brass
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Buck
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bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
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cards
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chair
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comes
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Comfort
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Connecticut
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County
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
dollar
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From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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door
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
friend
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From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
furniture
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Gate
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give
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Golden
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grafted
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Grafter
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
grafters
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
Graftersville
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
hair
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From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
I'll
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From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
interview
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From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
jewelry
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From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
journalist
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keep
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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literary
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From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
marked
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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medicines
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From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
money
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From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
Now
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From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
office
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Old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
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patent
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Pick
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PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
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polish
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reporter
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rooms
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rugs
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From this reading Me and Pick have sold brass jewelry, hair tonic, song books, marked cards, patent medicines, Connecticut Smyrna rugs, furniture polish, and albums in every town from Old Point Comfort to the Golden Gate.
saw
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says
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see
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
Smyrna
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sold
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song
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
surplus
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From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
takes
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
tonic
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town
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two
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From this reading You see before you two grafters from Graftersville, Grafter County, Arkansas.
up
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
We've
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From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading We've grafted a dollar whenever we saw one that had a surplus look to it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I comes back with the money done up in a big bundle, and then Buck and me takes the journalist reporter around to another door and we let ourselves into one of the office rooms.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, my literary friend," says Buck, "take a chair, and keep still, and I'll give you an interview.
