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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 He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
any
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
BACHELORS
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
baches
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
BECOMES
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
buoyancy
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
came
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
cattle
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
cheerfulness
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
childhood
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
deep
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
developed
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
English
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
fast
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
fate
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
father
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
FLAXEN
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
foundered
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
INDISPENSABLE
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
late
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
learned
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
living
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
natural
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
night
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
OLD
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
only
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
prattle
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
recovered
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
relative
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
revealed
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
self-reliance
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
side
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
soon
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
spring
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From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
sturdy
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
surprising
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
swale
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
tempest
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From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
TWO
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From this reading FLAXEN BECOMES INDISPENSABLE TO THE TWO OLD BACHELORS.
very
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From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They never found any living relative, and only late in the spring was the fate of the poor father revealed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He and his cattle were found side by side in a deep swale, where they had foundered in the night and tempest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for little Flaxen, she soon recovered her cheerfulness, with the buoyancy natural to childhood, and learned to prattle in broken English very fast.
young
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From this reading She developed a sturdy self-reliance that was surprising in one so young, and long before spring came was indispensable to the two "old baches."
