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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 "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
a-chasin
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
agin
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
answer
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From this reading "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
anxiety
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From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
arose
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
Aunt
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
blue
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
called
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From this reading "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
dirty
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
dogs
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
door
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
Ellen
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
flat
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
gazing
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
HALFWAY
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
head
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
hens
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
hurry
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From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
lands
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
Lucy
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
Ma'y
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
Miss
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
nasty
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
near
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
o
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
oh
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
ouah
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
out
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
prai
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
prairie
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
quick
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
seat
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
sky
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
strong
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From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
They's
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
things
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
thrusting
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
two
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From this reading They's two o' them prai' dogs out yer a-chasin' ouah hens agin--nasty, dirty things!"
unwinking
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
Very
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From this reading "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
voice
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From this reading "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her step was free and strong, but had no hurry of anxiety.
well
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From this reading "Very well, Lucy," called out a voice in answer.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
wide
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
window
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From this reading Mary Ellen arose from her seat near the window, whence she had been gazing out over the wide, flat prairie lands and at the blue, unwinking sky.
wish't
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
yer
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
you'd
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From this reading THE HALFWAY HOUSE "Miss Ma'y Ellen," cried Aunt Lucy, thrusting her head in at the door, "oh, Miss Ma'y Ellen, I wish't you'd come out yer right quick.
