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adding
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
address
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
Balm
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Cedar
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
couldn't
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
days
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
Don't
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
early
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
find
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
get
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
Gilead
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
go
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
Hagar
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Jim
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
latter
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
LOOKING
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
lost
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
Mile-and-a-Half
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From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
New
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
people
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
perfectly
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
phrase
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From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
pronounced
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
Rachel
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
respectable
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
said
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From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
say
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
showing
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From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
ten
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At Gilead Balm they said, 'Don't go beyond the Mile-and-a-Half Cedar!'
THOMASINE
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
tired
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From this reading "'Ought to go alone?--ought to go alone?'--I am so tired of that phrase 'ought to go alone'!" said Hagar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
up
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
wife
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From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
York
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THOMASINE When Hagar had been ten days in New York, she went early one afternoon to find Thomasine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had the address, and upon showing it to Rachel the latter had pronounced it "poor but respectable," adding, "Are you sure you ought to go alone?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You say yourself that I couldn't get lost, and I was brought up with Thomasine, and Jim and his wife are perfectly good people."
