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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 One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
alarm
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
alarmed
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
animal
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
backward
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From this reading The cow looked backward, and lowed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
berries
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
came
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
cause
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
cow
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
day
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
direction
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
dish
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
door
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
down
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
gathered
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
gun
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
LION
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
lowed
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From this reading The cow looked backward, and lowed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION.
Mrs
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
out
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
picking
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
protection
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
red
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
sat
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
saw
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
set
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From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
some
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
started
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN LION.
timber
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Woods started up, and looked in the direction from which the animal had come running, but saw nothing to cause the alarm.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mrs. Woods set down her dish of red berries, took her gun, and went out toward the timber where the cow had been alarmed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
whortleberries
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
Woods
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
yard
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
young
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From this reading One morning, as Mrs. Woods sat in her door picking over some red whortleberries which she had gathered in the timber the day before, a young cow came running into the yard, as if for protection.
