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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
ARRIVES
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
assisted
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
buckboard
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
company
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
dining-room
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
direction
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
down
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drove
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
drowsy
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
earth
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From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
eat
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From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
front
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
gasped
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From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
Hard
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
Henry
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
honors
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
horror
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From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
house
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
I'll
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
introductions
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
lady
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From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
leaving
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midnight
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
more
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Morgan
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From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
Mr
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Mrs
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
noon
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From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
off
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
old
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From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
out
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
painstakingly
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
percolator
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
performed
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
POLLY
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
put
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
ran
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
run
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
sandwiches
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
Scott
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
some
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
stove
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
team
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From this reading She ran off in one direction, while Scott drove the team in another, leaving Hard to do the honors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
throw
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing to eat since noon!" gasped Mrs. Van Zandt, in horror.
Van
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
wagon
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What on earth was old lady Morgan thinking of?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
wood
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
you'll
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From this reading Mr. Hard, if you'll throw some more wood into the stove, I'll put on the percolator and run down to the dining-room for some sandwiches."
Zandt
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From this reading POLLY ARRIVES It was midnight when the buckboard stopped in front of the company house where Mrs. Van Zandt and Henry Hard assisted the drowsy Polly out of the wagon, while Scott painstakingly performed the introductions.
