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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 A WINTER PICNIC-PARTY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
all
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
barns
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
Benton
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
boy
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
breakfast
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
busy
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
can't
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
Cobbleville
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
compared
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
credit
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
cutter
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
Deacon
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
deacon's
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
deal
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
drive
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
excuses
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
farm
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
Farnham's
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
fetch
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
find
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
front
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
gate
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
goin
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
going
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
hitch
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
hour
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
house
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
I'm
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
jest
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
large
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
Lavawjer
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
made
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
mention
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
mother
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
new
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
Now
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
PICNIC-PARTY
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From this reading A WINTER PICNIC-PARTY.
ready
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
red
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
said
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
series
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
soon
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
Stebbins
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
there
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
turnout
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From this reading Vosh had been thinking up a series of excuses for going over to the deacon's, but he made no mention of them; and it was a credit to him that his new turnout was so soon standing, all ready, by the front gate.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
up
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
Village
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
Vosh
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
want
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From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
well
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From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I want you to drive me to Benton Village, and, if I can't find what I want there, I'm goin' right on to Cobbleville."
WINTER
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From this reading A WINTER PICNIC-PARTY.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Stebbins farm was not a large one, and neither its house nor barns compared well with Deacon Farnham's; but there was a great deal to be done in and around them, even in winter.
woman
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
yourn
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From this reading Vosh was a busy boy, therefore, the next morning, and his mother was a busy woman; and it was not until an hour after breakfast that she said to him,-- "Now, Lavawjer, you jest hitch up that there new red cutter of yourn, and fetch it around.
