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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 proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
all
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
any
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
aunt
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
BEAR-TRAP
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From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.
beat
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
Benton
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
bread
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
breakfast
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
came
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
capital
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
coffee
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
didn't
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
down
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
eat
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
eaten
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
exclaimed
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
family
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
girl
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
helping
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
hot
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
Hudson
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
johnnycake
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
Judith
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
liked
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
O
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
Once
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
out
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
Pen
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
Porter
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
products
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
proud
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
said
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
see
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
skill
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
slice
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
sort
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
steaks
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
Valley
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From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
venison-steaks
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
week
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
whole
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From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
