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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 Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
also
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
burden
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
chores
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
colt
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
Corry
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
cows
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
deal
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
don't
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
efficient
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
failin
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
farm
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
Farnham
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
fellow
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
former
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
gal
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
hours
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
I'm
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
ICE
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From this reading ON THE ICE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
industrious
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
instead
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
less
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
Mrs
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
much
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ICE.
other
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
oxen
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
particularly
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
pigs
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
poultry
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
said
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
school
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
show
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
signs
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
sorrel
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
spry
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From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
Stebbins
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
teams
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ICE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As to these and the poultry, Mrs. Stebbins relieved him of much, for she said of herself,-- "I'm as spry as a gal, and I don't show no signs of failin'.
thoroughly
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
two
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From this reading He had his sorrel colt, instead of the two teams and the oxen of the other farm, and he also had cows and pigs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
Vosh
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From this reading Both Vosh Stebbins and Corry Farnham had a great deal to do in their hours before and after school.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
young
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From this reading The former, particularly, had chores upon his hands which would have been a great burden to a less thoroughly efficient and industrious young fellow.
