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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 But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
accomplishments
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
awaay
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
beauty
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
busy
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
canters
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
curious
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
days
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
Doant
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
Dosn't
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
ear
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
ears
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From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
effect
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
em
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From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
erse's
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
favorite
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
feller
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
few
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
general
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
goa
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
Helen
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
keep
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
knawed
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
legs
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From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
ma
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
marry
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
much
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From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
munny
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
nearly
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
Oakdale
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
often
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
place
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
Proputty
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From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
Quaaker
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
receive
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
saay
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From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
see
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
that's
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From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaay?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen had much to do to keep her busy during the next few days.
towd
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
town
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
trip
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
visits
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From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had in the first place to receive visits from nearly everybody in Oakdale, for she was a general favorite in the town, and besides that everyone was curious to see what effect the trip had had upon her beauty and accomplishments.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Proputty, proputty, proputty--that's what I 'ears 'em saay.
wheer
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From this reading But I knawed a Quaaker feller as often 'as towd ma this: 'Doant thou marry for munny, but goa wheer munny is!'”
