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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 other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
all
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
broods
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
busy
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
cares
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
cases
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
chickens
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
class
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
day
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
Dick
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
drudges
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
enough
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
exercise
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
extra
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
filled
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
fruit
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
gains
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
grudging
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
handy
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
height
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
helpful
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
how
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
industry
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
knew
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
laboured
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
labours
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
landholders
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
live
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
man
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
many
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
master
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
miserable
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
Murray
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
occupations
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
ordinary
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
other
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
own
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
patience
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
poultry
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
scarcely
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
share
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
sordid
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
summer
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
together
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
turn
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From this reading She had so many broods of chickens to look after that she scarcely knew how to turn.
unfailing
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
unvarying
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From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
up
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
very
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From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth Murray was very busy about her poultry all the height of the summer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dick was very helpful and handy, and they laboured together without grudging, with that unfailing and unvarying industry which those exercise who know that all the fruit of their labours will be their own.
woman
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From this reading No other man or woman drudges with such patience as the little landholders, who have no master over them, and nobody to share their gains; and in many cases no other class live so sordid and miserable a life.
work
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From this reading With all her ordinary work to do, these extra cares filled up her time so that the day was not long enough for its occupations.
