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afraid
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
Alf
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
all
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
ate
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
back
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
boys
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
breakfast
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
buck-board
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From this reading So, together we went on the buck-board.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
chains
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
cocks
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
coop
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
corn
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
creek
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
crowing
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
declared
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
direction
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
down
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
driven
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
early
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
game
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From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
glanced
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
Guinea
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
gullied
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
heard
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
hill
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
home
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
jingling
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
just
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
knew
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
large
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
laughingly
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
looking
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
making
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
man
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
more
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
old
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, together we went on the buck-board.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
plow
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
plowing
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
ready
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
saw
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
school-house
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
session
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
skirting
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, together we went on the buck-board.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
telling
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
together
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From this reading So, together we went on the buck-board.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
trace
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
walking
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
wanted
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From this reading I had insisted upon walking to the school-house, telling Alf that all I wanted was to know the direction, but he declared that it was no more than just that I should be driven over the first morning of the session.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
yard
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From this reading Guinea had laughingly told me not to be afraid of the creek, that the large boys were at home, plowing, and as we were skirting the gullied hill I glanced back and saw her standing in the yard, looking after us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We ate breakfast early the next morning, while the game cocks were yet crowing in their coop.
young
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From this reading When I went down I heard the jingling of trace chains, and I knew that the old man was making ready to plow the young corn.
