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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 THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
back
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
came
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
carriage
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
child
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
Claires
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
cows
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
CUCUMBER
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
day
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
Ella
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
family
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
farm
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
farmer
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
farmer's
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
farming
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
few
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
fields
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
go
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
going
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
grain
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
guests
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
hired
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
home
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
house
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
I'm
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
I've
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
knows
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
laugh
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
lived
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
lovely
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
man
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
Marian
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
miles
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
more
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
mother
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
Mr
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
much
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
night
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
play
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
put
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
questions
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
ready
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
remark
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
roused
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
said
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
saw
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
seat
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
sheep
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
sleepy
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From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
St
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
stayed
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
summer
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
tired
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From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She knows as much about farming as I do," the man said with a laugh as he put the sleepy child on the back seat of the carriage when the family were ready to go home.
to-morrow
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From this reading "I've had a lovely time, Mr. Hired Man," Marian roused herself to remark, "and to-morrow I'm going to play farm."
town
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She asked more questions that day than the hired man ever answered at one time in his life before, and when night came he and Marian were tired.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
wife
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From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ella stayed in the house with her mother and the farmer's wife, but Marian saw the farm; the cows and the sheep and the fields of grain.
YELLOW
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From this reading THAT YELLOW CUCUMBER ONE summer day the St. Claires were the guests of a farmer who lived a few miles from town.
