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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 To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
adoring
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
all
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From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
away
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
baldness
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
blue
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
Bob
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
certain
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
chicken-coop
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
Court
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
discovering
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
duties
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
eyes
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
face
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
father's
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
forgot
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
gardening
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
hammered
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
Heretofore
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
home
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
homely
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
House
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
hunting
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
intense
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
interest
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
jolly
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
just
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
lover
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
loving
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
new
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
now
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From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
once
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From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
pastimes
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
Phœbe
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
puttering
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
remembering
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
sadness
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now all at once he seemed different.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
signs
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
smiling
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
stable
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
stout
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
stoutness
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
suffering
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
tunes
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
Uncle
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From this reading To Phœbe, Uncle Bob took on a new and intense interest.
unhappy
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From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
unknown
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
various
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
watched
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
whistled
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
worms
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From this reading Heretofore, he had been just Uncle Bob, stout and jolly and loving, with certain unknown duties at the Court House, and his various homely pastimes at home, such as gardening and puttering about the stable, and hunting worms.
yearning
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From this reading And just as she had watched her father’s face for signs of suffering, she now watched this uncle, discovering sadness in his smiling blue eyes, and yearning even in his whistled tunes as he hammered away at the chicken-coop.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And Phœbe forgot his stoutness and his baldness in remembering that he was the adoring, yet unhappy, lover.
