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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 The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
affairs
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
all
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
astir
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
banished
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
barns
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
barnyard
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
begun
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
boys
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
bright
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
brimming
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
business
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
busy
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
carry
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
chores
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
clicking
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
coffee
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
custom
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
DAWNS
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
DAY
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
declaring
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
dilly-dally
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
eager
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
east
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
eggs
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
excitement
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
extraordinary
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
family
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
far
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
farm
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
farmer
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
finally
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
folk
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
fragrant
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
full
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
garden
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
gate
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
ham
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
hand
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
hindrance
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
horizon
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
house
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
indeed
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
invariable
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
Just
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
kitchen
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
leading
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
lend
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
light
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
man
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
meal
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
meals
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
more
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
mother
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
Mr
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
nuisances
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
out
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
poured
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
preparing
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
proclaimed
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
prospects
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
realize
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
rear
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
return
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
savory
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
say
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
seldom
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
shot
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
sky
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
soon
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
sound
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
state
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From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
stock
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
streaks
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
summoned
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
sun
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
table
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
thrifty
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
Tom
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
Treat
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From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
Treat's
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
up
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
vegetable
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From this reading As the sound of the clicking gate leading from the barnyard to the vegetable garden at the rear of the house proclaimed Mr. Treat’s return, his wife poured out the steaming, fragrant coffee and Tom was summoned to carry the savory ham and eggs to the table.
wait
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were eager to lend a hand--an extraordinary state of affairs, to say the least, but they were so brimming full of excitement at the prospects of the day before them that finally they were banished from the kitchen, their mother declaring them nuisances and far more of a hindrance than a help.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
wife
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From this reading Just as the first bright streaks of light shot up from the horizon in the east, Mr. Treat went to the stock barns to do his morning chores, and his good wife was busy in her kitchen preparing the morning meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FAIR DAY DAWNS As is the invariable custom with all thrifty farm folk, the Treat family was astir as soon as the sun had begun his journey across the sky.
women
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From this reading Mrs. Treat was one of those women who realize that a farmer must dilly-dally at his meals no more than any business man, and seldom indeed was this family asked to wait for a meal.
