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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 Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
agreeable
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From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
all
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
arrange
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
assured
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From this reading "Trust you with my pocketbook, Toby," George assured him.
bags
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
barn
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
best
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
better
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
border
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
chestnuts
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
close
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
day
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
demanded
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From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
divide
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
drawing
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
Elmer
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
ELMER'S
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
far
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From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
gathering
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
George
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From this reading "Trust you with my pocketbook, Toby," George assured him.
get
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
got
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
hickories
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Trust you with my pocketbook, Toby," George assured him.
HOW
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
I've
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
keep
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
lot
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
most
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Trust you with my pocketbook, Toby," George assured him.
now
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
nuts
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
only
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
other
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
others
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
PLAN
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
pocketbook
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From this reading "Trust you with my pocketbook, Toby," George assured him.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
Some
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
stand
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
Toby
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
together
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
town
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
trust
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From this reading "Are the rest agreeable, and do they trust me as far as that?" demanded Toby.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
up
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
walnuts
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
way
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
we'll
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From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some day we'll get together and divide up, because, as they stand now some bags have only walnuts, others hickories, while a couple have got most of the chestnuts in them."
whole
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From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
WORKED
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From this reading HOW ELMER'S PLAN WORKED "HOW had we better arrange about the nuts, Elmer?" asked Toby, when they were drawing close to the border of the town, with the twilight gathering around them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been thinking about that, Toby," replied the other; "and the best way all around would be for you to keep the whole lot in your barn.
