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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 "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
a-courting
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
able
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
angel
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
anxious
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
back
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
CIRCUMSTANCES
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
commenced
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
e'm
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
else
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
evermore
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
father's
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
few
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
FLOOR
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
FRONT
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
go
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
got
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
happened
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
happy
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
hardly
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
honey
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
horrible
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
house
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
I'll
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
just
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
knew
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
LEMON
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
made
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
married
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
more
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
necessary
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
portion
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
possible
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
properly
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
quick
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
RELATES
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
RESOLVED
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
run
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
say
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From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
SECOND
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From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
sir
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll run over them years as quick as possible, and won't say more about e'm than is necessary, because I know you are as anxious as I am to come to the horrible thing that has just happened.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
unsettled
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
Well
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From this reading Well, sir, as you know, we got married, and I thought I was made for life, and that honey was to be my portion evermore.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FANNY LEMON RELATES UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES SHE RESOLVED TO LET HER SECOND FLOOR FRONT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
woman
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From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
won't
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
years
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From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must go back sir," she commenced, "a few years, else you won't be able to understand it properly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was a happy woman in your angel father's house, but when Lemon come a-courting me I got that unsettled that I hardly knew what I was about.
