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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 Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
ALICE'S
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From this reading COUSIN ALICE'S ZENANA WORK.
all
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
arrive
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
Ashford
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
band
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
budget
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
came
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
coming
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
constantly
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
COUSIN
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From this reading COUSIN ALICE'S ZENANA WORK.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
experiences
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
family
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
farmhouse
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
hand
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
home
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
Marty
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
meeting
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
missionary
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
month
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
much
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
new
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
news
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
present
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
relate
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
Saturday
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From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
September
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
several
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
spent
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
taking
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
travelled
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
Twigs
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
up
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
week
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From this reading Mr. Ashford came up to the farmhouse about the first of September, and spent a week before taking his family home.
weeks
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From this reading Indeed for several weeks something new was constantly coming up.
well
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From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Marty did not arrive in time to be present at the first meeting of the band, but on the third Saturday of the month she was on hand with her budget of news.
WORK
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From this reading COUSIN ALICE'S ZENANA WORK.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had much to hear as well as to tell, and it would take a long time to relate all the missionary experiences of those travelled Twigs.
ZENANA
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From this reading COUSIN ALICE'S ZENANA WORK.
