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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 “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
all
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
along-side
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
battle
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
brief
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
Congratulate
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From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
Dodd
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From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
door
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
exchange
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
Francisco
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
friend
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From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
guns
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From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
higher
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
insanity
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
made
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
man
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
middle-aged
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
Mr
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From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
nobly
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From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
O
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
said
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From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
San
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
sir
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
speculators
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
stuck
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From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
temporary
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
tempting
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
thank
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From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
thanks
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
thousand
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
try
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
up
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From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No thanks to you, sir,” I replied, “running us up a thousand at a time, and tempting all the speculators in San Francisco to come and have a try.”
vigorous
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From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “O, that was temporary insanity,” said he; “and I thank the higher powers I am still a free man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the door of the exchange I found myself along-side of the short, middle-aged gentleman who had made an appearance, so vigorous and so brief, in the great battle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Congratulate you, Mr. Dodd,” he said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You and your friend stuck to your guns nobly.”
