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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 air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
Acres
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
air
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
all
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
April
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
Burnside
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
charge
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
cheek
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
clear
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
coming
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
CORNER
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
Day
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
doorway
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
em
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
evening
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
feel
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
folks
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
front
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
garden
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
goodness
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
Here's
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
hope
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
house
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
Joanna
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
just
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
like
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
looking
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
Marshfield
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
mild
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
Miss
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
month
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
most
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
Mrs
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
nice
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
off
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
old
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
out
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please
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
rain
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
ROUND
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said
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
Sally
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
seeing
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
sets
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
sooner
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
sponge
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
store
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
Strawberry
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From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
sunshiny
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROUND THE CORNER Joanna Marshfield, left alone in charge of the house at Strawberry Acres, on the evening of the twenty-ninth of April, stood in the front doorway, looking out into the rain.
things
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
twenty-ninth
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twill
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From this reading "I hope to goodness 'twill clear off before the folks come," said she to herself.
twould
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From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
wanted
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
way
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
well
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From this reading "Here's Mrs. Burnside coming out most a month sooner than she wanted to and Miss Sally looking forward to seeing things well under way in that old garden she sets such store by.
wet
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From this reading The air was mild but like a wet sponge in the feel of it against her cheek.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If May Day would just be nice and sunshiny for 'em all 'twould please me.
