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1675
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
afraid
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
all
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
animals
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
Assowamset
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
away
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
Barley
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
Bay
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
birds
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
Blackstone
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
Blaxton
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
bordered
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
Boston
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
cabin
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
called
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
country
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
days
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
early
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
England
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
English
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
Falls
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
founded
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
generally
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
graduate
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
green
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
groves
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
hermit
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
Hill
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
Hope
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
hostile
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
Indian
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
Indians
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
land
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
lands
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
live
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
lived
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
loved
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
Mt
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
much
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
named
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
Narragansett
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
Near
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
NEIGHBORS
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
odd
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
orchards
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
Oxford
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
Pawtucket
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
people
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
pioneers
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
place
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
Pokonoket
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
pond
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
roses
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
savages
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
see
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
settlement
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
shared
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
soul
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
Study
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
SUSAN
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
Swansea
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
then
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From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
there
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
TIMID
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
very
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
war
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He founded Boston in apple orchards, and English roses, and then went away to live all alone at a place which he called "Study Hill," near Pawtucket Falls.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
white
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
William
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From this reading Near her little cabin in the Swansea groves lived a very odd hermit named William Blackstone, or, as he was generally called, Blaxton.
wished
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From this reading He was a graduate of Oxford, England, but he loved little birds and animals, and wished to live by himself that he might study the soul.
woman
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From this reading TIMID SUSAN AND HER NEIGHBORS During the early settlement days of this country, before the great Indian war of 1675, when the pioneers and the savages shared the land on Mt. Hope Bay and the Narragansett Bay between them, there was a little woman named Susan Barley who was much afraid lest she should "see something."
wonder
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From this reading We may not wonder that she was so much afraid, for she lived in the green groves of Swansea, which bordered on the Mt. Hope lands, and the Assowamset pond country, at the time that the Indians of Pokonoket began to be hostile towards the white people.
