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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 Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
Abner
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
acres
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
all
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
August
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
barn
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
bronzed
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for all this Abner Pickett was not happy.
clover
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
content
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
covering
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
day
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
depths
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
drove
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
dusty
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
face
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
fertile
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for all this Abner Pickett was not happy.
fragrant
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
glow
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
hand
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
happy
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From this reading But for all this Abner Pickett was not happy.
harvested
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
hay
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
hay-rigging
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
hiding
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
horses
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
indeed
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
joy
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
late
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
load
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
luxurious
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
man
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
move
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But for all this Abner Pickett was not happy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
Pickett
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
Pickett's
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
rake
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
rested
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
rich
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
roadway
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
sight
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
slowly
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
sun
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
surrounded
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From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
swallowing
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
team
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
there
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But for all this Abner Pickett was not happy.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
watching
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From this reading Abner Pickett stood in the dusty roadway, rake in hand, watching a load of late August clover, that day harvested, move slowly toward the barn.
well-proportioned
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Abner Pickett’s hay, and his team, and his barn; so indeed were his all the fertile acres that surrounded him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
wholly
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From this reading It was a rich, fragrant, well-proportioned load, covering the hay-rigging wholly from sight, hiding the horses that drew it, swallowing in its luxurious depths the man who drove the team.
yellow
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From this reading The yellow glow of the late afternoon sun rested on his bronzed face, but it left there no look of joy, nor even of content.
