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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 What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
assent
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From this reading The Englishman nodded in assent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
bread
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
calls
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
carbohydrates
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
chewed
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
coffin
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
drank
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
em
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
Englishman
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From this reading The Englishman nodded in assent.
far
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From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
filled
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
find
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From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
five
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
followed
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
husks
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
idiotic
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Englishman nodded in assent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
isn't
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
Joppy
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From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
keep
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
lot
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
meal
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From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
milk
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Englishman nodded in assent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
out
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
patent
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
proteids
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
Pudfut
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
square
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From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
sterilized
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
stomach
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
temperature
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
ten
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Englishman nodded in assent.
theory
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From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
truck
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
unhulled
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
want
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From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You never had one, so far as I can find out, since you were born.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you want, Joppy, is a square meal.
wheat
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
you've
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From this reading You drank sterilized milk at blood temperature until you were five; chewed patent, unhulled wheat bread until you were ten, and since that time you've filled your stomach with husks--proteids, and carbohydrates, and a lot of such truck--isn't that what he calls em, Pudfut?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you think that if I followed your idiotic theory it would keep me out of my coffin, do you?
