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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 Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
Alfred
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From this reading Alfred Henley was coming home.
amends
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
announced
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading He was heartily ashamed of himself, said the women.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
away
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
beautiful
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
Cahews
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
chronic
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
cluster
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
coming
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From this reading Alfred Henley was coming home.
comments
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
conduct
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
constancy
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
country-side
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
cranky
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
farmers
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
going
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
got
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
heartily
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From this reading He was heartily ashamed of himself, said the women.
Henley
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From this reading Alfred Henley was coming home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was heartily ashamed of himself, said the women.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
home
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From this reading Alfred Henley was coming home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
living
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
loungers
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
love
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
made
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
man's
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
married
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
men
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
news
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
now
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
only
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
perhaps
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
pout
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
put
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
rapidly
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
said
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
shown
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
silly
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From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
spread
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
store
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
try
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
up
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
various
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
village
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From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alfred Henley was coming home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jim Cahews announced it one morning to a cluster of farmers and chronic loungers at the store, and the news rapidly spread through the village and country-side, and various comments were made.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had got over his silly pout and was coming home to make amends for his conduct in living so long away from a woman who had shown such beautiful constancy to her first and, perhaps--as it looked now--only love.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
woman
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From this reading He was going to do a man's part and try to put up with the cranky woman he had married, said the men.
women
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From this reading He was heartily ashamed of himself, said the women.
