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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 I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
Aikenside
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
apologetic
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
beauty
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
beg
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From this reading “I—I beg your pardon.
benignant
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
Betsey
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
bit
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
building
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
called
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
came
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
codger
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
comment
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
containing
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
corner
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
dish
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
doing
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
domain
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
door
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
drive
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
driven
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
dropped
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
exclamation
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
expression
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
face
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
fetch
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
followed
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
front
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
further
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
glancing
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
Grandpa
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
grandpa's
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
gravel
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
green
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
grounds
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
guess
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
head
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
heart
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
housekeeper
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
hurrying
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
I'm
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
I've
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
intended
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
kitchen
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
lost
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
made
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
many
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
Markham
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
marks
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
mollified
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
nice
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
Noah
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
Noah's
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
out
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
own
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
oysters
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
pardon
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From this reading “I—I beg your pardon.
patch
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
rain
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
remark
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
road
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
ruefully
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
ruts
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
sacred
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
said
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
salsify
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
say
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
scraping
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
sir
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
slicing
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
smooth-graveled
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
somewhat
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
Sorrel
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
sorry
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
spacious
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
spaciousness
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
square-boxed
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
stop
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
supper
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
tearing
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
there
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
tone
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
Trotwood's
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
turf
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
turnin's
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
uncertain
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
unkind
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
up
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
vegetable
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
voice
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
wagon
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
waiting
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
way
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From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
wheels
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
wholly
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From this reading Mrs. Noah, the housekeeper at Aikenside, was slicing vegetable oysters for the nice little dish intended for her own supper, when the head of Sorrel came around the corner of the building, followed by the square-boxed wagon containing Grandpa Markham, who, bewildered by the beauty and spaciousness of the grounds, and wholly uncertain as to where he ought to stop, had driven over the smooth-graveled road around to the front kitchen door, Mrs. Noah’s spacious domain, as sacred as Betsey Trotwood’s patch of green.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I lost my way, I guess, there was so many turnin’s, I’m sorry, but a little rain will fetch it right,” grandpa said, glancing ruefully at the ruts in the gravel and the marks on the turf.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Noah was not at heart an unkind woman, and something in the benignant expression of grandpa’s face, or in the apologetic tone of his voice, mollified her somewhat, and without further comment she stood waiting for his next remark.
wonder
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
wouldn't
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From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In the name of wonder, what codger is that? and what is he doing here?” was Mrs. Noah’s exclamation, as she dropped the bit of salsify she was scraping, and hurrying to the door, called out: “I say, you, sir, what made you drive up here, when I’ve said over and over again, that I wouldn’t have wheels tearing up turf and gravel?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I—I beg your pardon.
