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aches
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
ADVICE
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
AUNT
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
became
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
bed
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
bethinking
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
bit
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
cause
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
day
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
disconsolate
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
don't
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
door
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
eke
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Ellen
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
er
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
forebodings
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Grace
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
heard
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
jess
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
kindly
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From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
l'il
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
LUCY
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
mam
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
Meeting
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
melody
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
missing
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
mournful
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
negro
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Nothin
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
o
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
pains
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Quarterly
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
rasslin
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
sighing
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
some
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
sturb
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
suspecting
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
ther
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
throne
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
unprovided
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
uplifted
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
urgently
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
voice
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
wan
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
wit
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
you-all
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
