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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 wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
all-day
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
apples
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
away
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
baskets
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
best
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
bushel
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
bushels
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
careful
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
carried
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
close
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
Dick
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
DICK'S
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From this reading DICK’S FIRST SPECULATION.
down
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
drawn
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
dumped
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
entire
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
estimate
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
figured
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK’S FIRST SPECULATION.
forty
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
gather
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
gathered
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
gathering
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
get
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
hold
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
how
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
inside
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
it'll
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
It's
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
job
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From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
knocked
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
like
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
limbs
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
load
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
making
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
many
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
money
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
mused
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
out
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
picking
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
secured
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
selection
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
shook
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
SPECULATION
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From this reading DICK’S FIRST SPECULATION.
spent
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From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick spent the entire morning gathering apples, making selection of the best that he shook down or knocked from the limbs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
then
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
up
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
wagon
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I believe this wagon will hold close on to forty bushels, but it’ll be an all-day job to gather that many.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder how many bushels I can get away with,” he figured, after a careful estimate of the load he had already secured.
yard
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From this reading “It’s like picking up money,” he mused as he gathered them into one of the bushel baskets and then carried them to the wagon, which he had drawn out into the yard, and dumped them inside.
