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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 The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
afraid
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
always
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
any
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
anywhere
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
backs
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
Byrd
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
Byrdsville
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
city
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
cottage
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
countrier
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
country
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
dark-eyed
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
down
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
empty
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
especially
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
garden
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
get
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
girl
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
glad
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
going
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
home
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
house
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
I'll
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
I'm
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
isn't
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
just
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From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
larger
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
live
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
lives
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
lovely
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
Mansion
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
Mother
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
move
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From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
moved
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From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
much
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
named
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
numbered
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
only
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
out
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From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
place
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
rattle
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
rich
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From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
Road
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
says
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From this reading But the doctor says Mother has to live in the country for always, and I'm only glad it isn't any countrier than Byrdsville.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved out for me to move in, just because I am rich and she is poor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
street
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From this reading Our street is named Providence Road and the house Byrd Mansion and I am afraid I'll never be at home there as long as I live.
stuck
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
there
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
town
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
up
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
wonder
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From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
worst
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From this reading The worst thing about it to me is that this house I live in and the town I live in are named for the lovely dark-eyed girl who lives down in the old-fashioned cottage that backs up on our garden.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The country is so much larger than the city and so empty that you rattle around in it until you wonder if you are ever going to get stuck to any place, especially if there isn't a house numbered anywhere.
