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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 It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
address
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
advertisement
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
berries
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
best
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
celebrated
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
change
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
claimed
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
copy
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
dollars
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
Durgin
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
eggs
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
Farm
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
farm-board
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
finest
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
five
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
fruit
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
gave
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
Head
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
IX
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From this reading IX.
J
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
Jackson
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
letter
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
Lion's
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
M
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
merit
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
milk
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
Mountain
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
Mrs
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
offered
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
out
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
paper
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
plenty
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
post-office
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
put
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
received
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
reference
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
said
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
scarcely
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
signed
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From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
some
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
son
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
spring
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
view
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was signed, as her letter was signed, "Mrs. J. M. Durgin," with her post-office address, and it gave Westover as a reference.
week
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From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
well
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
Westover
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From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Westover, received next spring the copy for an advertisement from Mrs. Durgin, which she asked to have him put in some paper for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It offered the best of farm-board, with plenty of milk and eggs, berries and fruit, for five dollars a week at Lion's Head Farm, and it claimed for the farm the merit of the finest view of the celebrated Lion's Head Mountain.
wording
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
written
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From this reading She said that her son Jackson had written it out, and Westover found it so well written that he had scarcely to change the wording.
