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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 pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUGAR-BUSH AND THE BEAR.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
BEAR
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From this reading THE SUGAR-BUSH AND THE BEAR.
became
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
Benton
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
chess
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
circumstances
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
city
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
climates
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
comfort
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
comparison
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
constant
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
days
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
dozen
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
evenings
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
fireside
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
frequent
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
fun
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
interest
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
knew
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
known
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
ladies
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
learned
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
letters
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
made
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
other
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
permitted
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
Port
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
pretty
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
repetitions
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
residents
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
shorter
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
skate
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
skating
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
sleigh-rides
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
small
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
snowballing
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
South
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
steady
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From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
SUGAR-BUSH
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From this reading THE SUGAR-BUSH AND THE BEAR.
Susie
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
swiftly
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUGAR-BUSH AND THE BEAR.
There
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From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
Village
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pretty steady comparison of climates could be made from time to time, and there was no small interest in that.
well
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were frequent and long letters from the South, and other and shorter letters from the city.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
winter
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From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The winter days went swiftly on, with constant repetitions of chess and fireside comfort in evenings, and snowballing, skating, sleigh-rides, and other fun whenever the circumstances permitted.
young
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From this reading Susie and Port became as well known in Benton Village as if they had been residents, and at least a dozen of the young ladies they knew had learned to skate.
