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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 seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
abrupt
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
Anyway
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
away
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back
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
boys
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
cat
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
changed
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chapter
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down
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
drowned
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
else
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
enough
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
fell
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
fireworks
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
got
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
hunted
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
loosened
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
main
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
maybe
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
night
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
notice
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
others
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
out
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
people
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
plenty
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
prompt
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
reader
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
Rowena
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
said
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
see
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
stalled
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
statistic
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From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
stone
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
stuck
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
subject
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supper
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
two
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
up
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
way
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From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
weeding
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From this reading It seemed a prompt good way of weeding out people that had got stalled, and a plenty good enough way for those others; so I hunted up the two boys and said “they went out back one night to stone the cat and fell down the well and got drowned.”
well
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Anyway it loosened up Rowena from where she was stuck and got her out of the way, and that was the main thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading and began the chapter with this statistic:
wouldn't
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From this reading It seemed abrupt, but I thought maybe the reader wouldn't notice it, because I changed the subject right away to something else.
yard
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From this reading “Rowena went out in the back yard after supper to see the fireworks and fell down the well and got drowned.”
