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15th
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
acquaintance
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
add
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
arranging
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
basket
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
become
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
better
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
bookcase
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
buy
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
came
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
cause
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
custom
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
dealt
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
downstairs
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
Eight
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
elsewhere
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
fruit
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
fruit-shop
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
Genevieve
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
gone
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
harm
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
husband
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
immediately
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
incur
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
joiner
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
leave
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
lived
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
made
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
Mother
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
nearly
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
O'clock
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
obligation
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
pain
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
patronage
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
property
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
put
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
quarter
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
seems
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
send
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
September
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
served
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
some
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
sort
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
Sunday
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From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
table
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
tacit
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From this reading It seems to me that the length of our acquaintance has made me incur a sort of tacit obligation to her; my patronage has become her property.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
twenty
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
unnecessary
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From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
want
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From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading September 15th, Eight O'clock This morning, while I was arranging my books, Mother Genevieve came in, and brought me the basket of fruit I buy of her every Sunday.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She has put the basket upon my table, and as I want her husband, who is a joiner, to add some shelves to my bookcase, she has gone downstairs again immediately to send him to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps I should be better served elsewhere, but Mother Genevieve has but little custom; to leave her would do her harm, and cause her unnecessary pain.
years
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From this reading For the nearly twenty years that I have lived in this quarter, I have dealt in her little fruit-shop.
