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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
accustoms
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
arose
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
boiler
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
butter
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
canning
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
chickens
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
clean
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
cleaning
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
cranberries
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
cream
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
day
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
dull
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
duties
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
feed
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
fruit
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
gooseberries
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
hand
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
health
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
heart
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
Indians
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
ironing
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
jarsnounUS /dʒɑːrz/
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
lives
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
Nettie
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
one's
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
packed
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
pails
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
penalties
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
picked
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
pursues
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
range
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
raspberries
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
rode
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
saskatoons
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
scald
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
season
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
separate
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
separator
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
set
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
six
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From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
suffering
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
syrup
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
There
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
thrives
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
wash
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
washed
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From this reading From day to day she picked over and washed the fruit, packed it in syrup in jars, and set them in the wash boiler on the range.
washing
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From this reading There was the cream to separate, the pails and separator to clean and scald; there was the butter to make; the chickens to feed, washing, ironing and cleaning.
way
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day Nettie arose at six and went about her dull duties.
wild
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From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The canning season was at hand and the Indians rode in with wild cranberries, gooseberries, raspberries and saskatoons.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
youth
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From this reading Time accustoms us even to suffering, and one of the penalties of youth and health is that one thrives and lives and pursues one's way, even though the heart within one be dead.
