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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 A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
admit
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
apparently
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
back
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
blue
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
cattle
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
cattle-owners
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From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
corner
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From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
daughter-in-law
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From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
dawdling
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
door
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
doubt
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enough
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
eye
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
face
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
heard
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
herds
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
hev
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From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
ill-adjusted
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From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
inane
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
mongst
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From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
monologue
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
mouth
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From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
Mrs
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
observed
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From this reading “He hev a good name ’mongst the cattle-owners,” observed the young woman, her daughter-in-law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
often
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
pretty
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
put
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From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
said
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
Sayles
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
season
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
shallow
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
sheep
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From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
slatternly
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From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
snuff-brush
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From this reading She had a slatternly, ill-adjusted look, and a snuff-brush in the corner of her mouth.
soft
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
stepped
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
summer
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From this reading “An’ herds cattle in the summer season,” said Mrs. Sayles.
tenor
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
unexpected
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From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
voice
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From this reading “An’ sheep,” put in an unexpected voice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
woman
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
words
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
young
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From this reading A dawdling young woman, with a shallow blue eye and a pretty, inane soft face, had stepped into the back door, and heard the last words of the monologue which apparently had been often enough repeated to admit of no doubt as to its tenor.
