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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 There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
bed
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
blankets
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
breakfast
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From this reading “You ordered early breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
care
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
Causleen
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
deftness
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
destiny
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
Donald
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
early
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From this reading “You ordered early breakfast.
easy
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
farm-lad
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
feckless
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
galloping
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
got
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
Hardcastle
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
live
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
long-settle
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
managed
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
Master
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
midnight
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
MORROW
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
mule
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
near
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
Old
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
ordered
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From this reading “You ordered early breakfast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
pedlar
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
Rebecca
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
return
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
riding
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
scolded
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
sharing
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
somewhere
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From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
telling
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
There
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MORROW Hardcastle had got to bed somewhere near midnight.
too
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
two
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
verdict
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
warm
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From this reading Old Rebecca had scolded life and destiny, but had managed with great deftness to make the pedlar warm and easy on the long-settle, with blankets under and over him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
watch
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
way
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From this reading She had insisted, too, on sharing the watch with Causleen, after telling the Master there was nothing for a feckless mule to do by way of help.
week
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From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had been a farm-lad riding for the doctor, the galloping return of both, the verdict that Donald, with care, might live for a week or two.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You ordered early breakfast.
