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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 "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
a'goin
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
Atlas
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
carry
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changed
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cook
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Di-an's
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Diana
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dozen
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Ef
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Evadne
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Everidge
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
full
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
grew
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
happy
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
harder
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From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
hev
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From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
I'm
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
it's
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jest
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kitchen
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From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
matter
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From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
Miss
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
Mrs
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
only
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plan
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quality's
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quantity
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From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
reigned
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From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
remarked
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rinsin
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
sententiously
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From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
she'll
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shoulders
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shrink
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sight
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six
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From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
supreme
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From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
sweet
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
Tain't
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ter
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
Unavella
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From this reading Unavella still reigned supreme in her kitchen.
unfolded
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uv
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Very
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
warranted
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
wash
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From this reading Ef Miss Di-an's a'goin ter start in ter be a she Atlas an' carry the world on her shoulders, she'll find I'm warranted ter wash an' not shrink in the rinsin'.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "'Tain't a great sight harder to cook for a dozen than six," she had remarked sententiously, when the plan was unfolded to her, "it's only a matter uv quantity, the quality's jest the same.
Willows
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I'm not a'goin ter be left behind, without I hev changed my name."
work
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From this reading Very sweet grew the life at 'The Willows' and Mrs. Everidge and Evadne and Miss Diana found their hands full of happy work.
world
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