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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
any
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
autumn
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
away
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
bright
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
clean
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
consciousness
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
curiously
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
dark
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
dreamed
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
dusty
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
dwelt
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
feathery
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
gay
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
ghost
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
Gideon
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
go
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
happy
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
hid
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
homely
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
horses
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
hours
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
house
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
influence
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
Jacqueline
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
knees
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
Lewis
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
lives
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
made
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
mimosa
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
more
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
Passers-by
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
pines
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
place
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
porch
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
Rand
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
renovated
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
ROAD
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
said
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
sat
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
showed
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
slowly
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From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
summer
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
sweet
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
there
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lewis Rand lives there," they said, and made their horses go more slowly.
THREE-NOTCHED
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
walked
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From this reading If the ghost of Gideon Rand walked, the place, renovated, clean, bright, and homely sweet, showed no consciousness of any influence of the dark.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
wife
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From this reading THE THREE-NOTCHED ROAD Lewis Rand and his wife dwelt that summer and autumn in the house on the Three-Notched Road, and were happy there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
work
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From this reading The pines hid the porch where Jacqueline sat with her work, or, hands about her knees, dreamed the hours away.
yard
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From this reading Passers-by on the dusty road looked curiously at the gay little yard and the feathery mimosa and the house behind the pines.
