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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 She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
abandoned
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
Albert
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
all
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
any
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
appraisement
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
approached
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
becoming
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
better
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
boasted
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
called
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
capable
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
claim
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
customers
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
day
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
degree
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
discharge
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
doing
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
down
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
else
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
estate
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
farm
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
father's
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
filed
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
find
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
foundation
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
future
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
home
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
house
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
indebtedness
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
Jemima's
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
kept
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
low
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
Mahala
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
Martin
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
meant
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
Moreland
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
much
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
office
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
ONLY
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
other
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
property
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
ramshackle
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
real
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
Rich
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
savings
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
settled
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
settlement
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
slowly
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
small
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
sufficient
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
sum
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
taken
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
tasteful
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
then
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
THREE
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
town
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From this reading She was capable of doing tasteful work, becoming to her customers to such a degree, that no one else in the town ever had even approached.
unencumbered
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
vain
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
very
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From this reading He had kept this find a secret until Martin Moreland had filed his last claim and taken over property sufficient to discharge all indebtedness, at a very low appraisement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
weeks
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
wholly
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From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Jemima’s help she was slowly beginning the foundation of a sum of savings that meant for them a better home in the future; and then one day she was called to the office of Albert Rich and told that in the settlement of her father’s estate he had found a small, abandoned farm, with a ramshackle house standing upon it, wholly unencumbered.
woman
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From this reading She was capable of doing as much work in a day as any other woman.
WORDS
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
work
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From this reading “ONLY THREE WORDS” As the weeks went by and Mahala settled down to real work, she found that she had not boasted in vain.
