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amusements
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINTER AND SUMMER.
answer
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
aunt
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
aunt's
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
Christmas
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From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
danger
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
dared
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
Darry
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
discontent
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
effectual
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
eye
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
father's
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
full
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
Gary
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
gatherings
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
got
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
grumbled
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
healing
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
hinder
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
holidays
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From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
horseback
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
kitchen
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
medicines
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
mend
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From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
most
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
night
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
overseer
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
Pinshon
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
prove
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
ready
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
remonstrated
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
rider
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
rides
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
sharing
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
slowly
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From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
stop
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
SUMMER
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From this reading WINTER AND SUMMER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the Christmas holidays, I think I began slowly to mend.
verily
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From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
warned
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From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I believe the overseer remonstrated on the danger of the night gatherings; but my aunt Gary had her answer ready, and warned him not to do anything to hinder me, for I was the apple of my father's eye.
watched
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From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
WINTER
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From this reading WINTER AND SUMMER.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My aunt watched me, and grumbled that kitchen amusements and rides with Darry should prove the medicines most healing and effectual; but she dared stop neither of them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Pinshon, sharing to the full my aunt's discontent, would have got on horseback, I verily believe, to be with me in my rides; but she was no rider.
