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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 "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
agin
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
always
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
AskednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
back
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
bottle
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
bout
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
dep'ty
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
dram
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
drap
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From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
driv
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
drunk
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
fingers
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
four
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
Frankfort
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
glass
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
Gov'ment
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
hack
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
handed
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
he'd
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
house
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
later
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
longside
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
Luke
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
mantel
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
Ned
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
o
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From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
off
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
out
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
poured
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
prime
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
road
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
round
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
said
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
sayin
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From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
sent
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
some
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
son
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
sot
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
stuff
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
talkin
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "After he drunk it he handed me back the glass and driv off, sayin' he'd be round later.
there
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
turned
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From this reading I took the glass into the house agin and sot it 'longside the bottle on the mantel, and when I turned round there sot the Gov'ment dep'ty.
want
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
Well
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From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, I always take a dram when I want it, and I had some prime stuff my son Ned had sent me over from Frankfort, so I went hack and poured out 'bout four fingers in a glass, and took it out to him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
whiskey
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From this reading "Asked if I had a drap o' whiskey.
wife
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From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He'd come in, wife said, while I was talkin' with Luke in the road.
