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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 WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
aloud
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
aside
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
ate
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
average
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
bachelor
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
bed
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
better
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
blankets
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
busied
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
cabin
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
clean
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
couldn't
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
damn
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
dirty
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
dish-towel
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
dishes
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
dried
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
duties
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
fact
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
fairly
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
flour
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
Forks
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
frame
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
Gardner
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
general
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
grumbled
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
He's
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
heap
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
held
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
household
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
like
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
more
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
out
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
own
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
place
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
pole
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
ripped
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
rude
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
sack
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
said
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
served
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
Sim's
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
table
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
that's
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
There
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
thrown
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From this reading There was a bed on a rude pole frame--little more than a heap of blankets as they had been thrown aside that morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
too
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From this reading "He's too damn dirty, like I said, and that's a fact."
towel
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
turned
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
Two
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
used
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
Valley
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
WANTED
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
washed
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From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The table still held the dishes which had been used, but at least these had been washed, and there was thrown across them what had served as a dish-towel, a washed and dried, fairly clean flour sack which had been ripped out and turned into a towel.
Wid
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
Wid's
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
WIFE
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From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
worse
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From this reading Wid's cabin itself was in general appearance no better, if no worse, than the average in the Two Forks Valley.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading WANTED: A WIFE "I couldn't have ate at Sim's place if he would of asked me to," grumbled Wid Gardner aloud to himself as he busied himself about his own household duties in his bachelor cabin.
