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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 bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
agricultural
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
all
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
always
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
any
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
arrive
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
away
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
bed
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
bedroom
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
beforehand
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
boat
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
carried
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
chase
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
clean
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
coming
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
continually
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
days
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
dusty
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
expected
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
finished
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
flies
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
fresh
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
greens
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
hired
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
house
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
kept
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
laid
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
lake
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
linen
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
looking
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
made
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
meet
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
midsummer
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
mother
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
out
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
Oyvind
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
perchance
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
Pladsen
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
plentiful
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
put
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
rowed
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
Saturday
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
school
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
scoured
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
see
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
set
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
several
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
some
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
son
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
spread
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
stove
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
table
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
there
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
Thore
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From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
To-day
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From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
up
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From this reading The bedroom had been put in order some time before, a stove had been set up, and there Oyvind was to be.
wanting
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From this reading A plentiful table was spread in the house, and there was always something wanting, or flies to chase away, and the bedroom was dusty,--continually dusty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To-day the mother carried in fresh greens, laid out clean linen, made up the bed, and all the while kept looking out to see if, perchance, any boat were coming across the lake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One Saturday, in midsummer, Thore Pladsen rowed across the lake to meet his son, who was expected to arrive that afternoon from the agricultural school, where he had finished his course.
women
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From this reading The mother had hired women several days beforehand, and everything was scoured and clean.
