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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 It was not a “pet” name.
ago
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
all
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
almost
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
back-door
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
bells
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
BLAME
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From this reading “I DON'T BLAME THEM.”
blowing
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
breath
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
came
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
clover
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
Colson
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From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
coming
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
country
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
cows
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
daffodils
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
dandelions
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
DON'T
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From this reading “I DON'T BLAME THEM.”
down
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
ear
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
early
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
earth
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
evening
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
familiar
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
father's
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
fields
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
gleamed
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
glory
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
hollow-eyed
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
home
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
how
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I DON'T BLAME THEM.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a “pet” name.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
known
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From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
later
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
lesson
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
Mart
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From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
Martha
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a “pet” name.
named
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a “pet” name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
pasture
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
peace
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
pet
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From this reading It was not a “pet” name.
phrases
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
plentiful
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
Sabbath
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
sad-voiced
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
sat
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
sights
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
sky
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
snow
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
sounds
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
spring
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
stars
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
studying
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
summer
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
taught
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
THEMpronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I DON'T BLAME THEM.”
there
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
times
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
tinkle
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
turned
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
use
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a “pet” name.
watching
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From this reading She sat there one summer evening, in the back-door, watching the glory and the peace, and studying, between times, her Sabbath lesson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
windows
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
woman
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From this reading Her life had not taught her how to use such phrases; how she came to be named Martha, she did not know; but a hollow-eyed, sad-voiced woman could have told her of a country home, long ago, where there were daffodils blowing in the early spring, almost under the snow; where, later, the earth was turned into sky, or the stars came down and gleamed all over her father's fields, so plentiful were the dandelions; and the breath of the clover came in at all the open windows, and the cows--her father's cows--coming home from pasture, and the tinkle of their bells were sights and sounds familiar to her ear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Poor Mart Colson would not have known what to do with a pet name.
