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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 “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
Ann
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
bad
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
big
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
boarders
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
caps
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
carefully
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
city
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
coats
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
company
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
crowd
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
declare
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
Dinon
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
down
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
E'EN
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From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
enough
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
farmer
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
farmers
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
FATES
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From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
folks
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
forget
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
forgot
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
gal
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
gals
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From this reading “Only Mr. and Mrs. Tramlay an’ the two gals.”
gracious
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
grand
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
Hayn
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
house
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
iron
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
it'll
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
like
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
lot
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
Lou
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
Miss
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
month
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
most
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
moving
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
Mr
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From this reading “Only Mr. and Mrs. Tramlay an’ the two gals.”
Mrs
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
now
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
occasions
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
Only
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From this reading “Only Mr. and Mrs. Tramlay an’ the two gals.”
ortn't
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
owns
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
Phil
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
Phil's
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
reached
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
reserved
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From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
said
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
seem
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
she'll
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
SMILING
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From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
splendid
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
stage
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
stock
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
Sundays
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
takin
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
too
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
Tramlay
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From this reading “Only Mr. and Mrs. Tramlay an’ the two gals.”
two
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From this reading “Only Mr. and Mrs. Tramlay an’ the two gals.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “AND E’EN THE FATES WERE SMILING.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Not quite as bad as that,” said Mrs. Hayn, carefully moving an iron over one of the caps which she reserved for grand occasions.
won't
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From this reading “Well, Lou Ann,” said farmer Hayn one morning when the month of May had reached that stage when farmers forget their coats except on Sundays, “it’ll seem ’most like takin’ boarders again to have such a big crowd of city folks in the house, won’t it?”
writ
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From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you ortn’t to forget that Phil is city folks now, an---- I declare to gracious, I believe I forgot to tell you that Miss Dinon,--that splendid gal I told you about, that owns a lot of stock in the company,--Phil’s writ that like enough she’ll come down too.
