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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 Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
ague
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From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
alike
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
all
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
Anson
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
away
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
brown
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Christmas
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
cut
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
far
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
farm
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
fellow
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From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
fire
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
Flaxen
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
FLAXEN'S
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From this reading FLAXEN'S GREAT NEED.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
gives
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From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
going
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FLAXEN'S GREAT NEED.
happy
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
how
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
husband
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
letters
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
lonely
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
mainly
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
man
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
much
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FLAXEN'S GREAT NEED.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
occasionally
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
off
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
Once
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
pair
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
photograph
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
sent
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
shears
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
studying
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
telling
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That fellow gives me the ague," he muttered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
threw
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From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
toiling
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
too
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once she sent a photograph of herself and husband, and Anson, after studying it for a long time, took a pair of shears and cut the husband off, and threw him into the fire.
very
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From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading These letters were very much alike, telling mainly of how happy she was, and of what she was going to do by and by, on Christmas or Thanksgiving.
wrote
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
year
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From this reading Flaxen wrote occasionally, during the next year, letters all too short and too far between for the lonely man toiling away on his brown farm.
