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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 The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
air
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
baked
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
beans
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
Blarney
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
Boston
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
bread
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
brown
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
building
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
Castle
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
cheese
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
Co-operative
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
coast
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
COLONIAL
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From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
contrast
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
cottage
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
curious
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
descendants
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
double
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
doughnuts
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
England
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
FOLK-LORE
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From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
food
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
home-made
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
homely
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
house
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
Irish
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
KITCHEN
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From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
New
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
OLD
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From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
old-time
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
once
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
Philadelphia
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
pies
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
Pilgrims
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
presented
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
promenade
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
pumpkin
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
relishes
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
roads
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
rose
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
seen
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
served
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
Society
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
specimen
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From this reading Across the promenade was the specimen building of the Co-operative Society of Philadelphia.
style
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
sunny
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
TALES
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From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOLK-LORE TALES IN THE OLD COLONIAL KITCHEN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
towns
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From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
typical
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From this reading In the kitchen of the typical old-time New England cottage the homely food of the descendants of the Pilgrims was served,—brown bread and baked beans, pumpkin pies, doughnuts and cheese, home-made relishes.
village
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The New England Kitchen was a double house in colonial style, such as was once to be seen on the roads running between Boston and the coast towns.
way
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From this reading A little way beyond it, the Irish village presented a curious contrast, and the Blarney Castle rose in the sunny air.
