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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 It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
adjoining
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
arrived
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
attend
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
away
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
boundaries
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
day
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
deal
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
delighted
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From this reading Pomona was delighted, and Jonas was quite willing to run our farm.
duties
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
easier
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
enlarged
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
enough
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
Euphemia
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
farm
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
Grange
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
happier
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
helm
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
house
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
husband
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
invite
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
Jonas
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From this reading Pomona was delighted, and Jonas was quite willing to run our farm.
July
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
land
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
live
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
manifold
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
minds
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
mountains
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
noon
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
off
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
place
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
Pomona
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
proposed
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
purchased
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
respectable
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
Rudder
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From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
run
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From this reading Pomona was delighted, and Jonas was quite willing to run our farm.
seldom
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
stage
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
summer
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
town
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
two
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
up
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
vacation
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
very
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From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
weeks
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From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were off for a two weeks' vacation and our minds were a good deal easier than when we went away before, and left Pomona at the helm.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was about noon of a very fair July day, in the next summer, when Euphemia and myself arrived at the little town where we were to take the stage up into the mountains.
wife
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From this reading Of course I could not attend to the manifold duties on such a place, and my wife seldom had a happier thought than when she proposed that we should invite Pomona and her husband to come and live with us.
willing
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From this reading Pomona was delighted, and Jonas was quite willing to run our farm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had enlarged the boundaries of Rudder Grange, having purchased the house, with enough adjoining land to make quite a respectable farm.
