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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 |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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Amanda
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
biscuits
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borrowed
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
breaking
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
brow
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
call
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From this reading “I'll call you purty soon.
came
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
chopping
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From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
coffee
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
cow
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currying
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direct
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
dough
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
driving
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duties
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feeding
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fingers
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
fire
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
flakes
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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habit
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
hill
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
horses
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human
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I'll
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
laws
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LIKE
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long-worn
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machine
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
motherly
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obeying
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
off
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
past
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
pasture
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Paul
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pigs
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protecting
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
purty
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From this reading “I'll call you purty soon.
rays
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
rolling
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
said
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
sister
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
slop
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some
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soon
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From this reading “I'll call you purty soon.
sun
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From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
taking
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
tone
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From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
up
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usual
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |LIKE a human machine obeying the laws of habit, Paul went about his usual morning duties, feeding and currying the horses, taking slop to the pigs, driving up the cow from the pasture, and chopping wood for the fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first direct rays of the sun were breaking over the brow of the hill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I'll have the coffee an' biscuits done right off,” she said, in a motherly tone, which seemed to be borrowed from some past memory or the long-worn habit of protecting her sister.
wood
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woodpile
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From this reading Amanda came to him at the woodpile, rolling the flakes of dough from her fingers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll call you purty soon.
