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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 “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
a-risin
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From this reading The glass is a-risin’, too.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
ain't
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
always
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
AUNTY
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
awoke
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
beating
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
Bell
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
BELL'S
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
blinds
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
breakfas
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
called
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
came
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
daylight
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
dirty
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
fierce
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
glass
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From this reading The glass is a-risin’, too.
good-morning
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
green
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
guess
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
gusts
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
hauled
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
house
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glass is a-risin’, too.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
it's
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
jes
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
Joe's
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
KITCHEN
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
leetle
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
low-ceiled
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
off
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
raging
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
rattling
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
ready
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
reserved
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
room
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
s
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
s'uth'ard
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
Sanford
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
says
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
scale
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
she'll
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From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I guess she’ll scale off; it’s hauled a leetle s’uth’ard since daylight.
soon's
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From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
storm
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
threw
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
too
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From this reading The glass is a-risin’, too.
Turrible
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From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
window-panes
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From this reading AUNTY BELL’S KITCHEN The storm was still raging, the wind beating in fierce gusts against the house and rattling the window-panes, when Sanford awoke in the low-ceiled room always reserved for him at Captain Joe’s.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Turrible dirty, ain’t it?” the captain called, as he came in with a hearty good-morning and threw open the green blinds.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aunty Bell says breakfas’ ’s ready jes’ ’s soon’s you be.”
