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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's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
all
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
always
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
better
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
bit
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
brain
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
brawny
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
came
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
chair
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
child
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
cursing
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
declared
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
door
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
down
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
excitement
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
father
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
fellows
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
furniture
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
garden
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
get
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
heavily
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
how
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
It's
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
knack
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
laughing
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From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
limping
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
Major
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
men
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
Monica
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
more
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
notion
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
out
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
perspiring
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
quietly
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
Randolph
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
said
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From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
say
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
servants
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From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
shouting
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
Sidney
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
sitting
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
Six
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
some
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
then
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From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
together
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
too
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From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
Urquhart
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From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
very
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
walked
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From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But one afternoon, as Sidney and her father were sitting together in the garden, Major Urquhart came limping out to them in some excitement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's what I always say," he declared, sitting down heavily in a garden chair; "brain and knack are better servants than strength.
WIDOW
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From this reading THE WIDOW LIFE went on very quietly for Monica and Sidney after Randolph left them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Six men—brawny fellows, too—all perspiring and cursing and shouting, and with no more notion than a child how to get a bit of furniture in at a door!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And then you walked by with your brain and knack, and the thing was done," said Sidney laughing.
