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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 A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
altered
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
Betty
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
ca'y
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
Cecil
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
de
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
declar
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
dependents
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
DRIVE
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
Ephraim
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
er
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
erbout
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
extremely
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
fault
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
felt
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
finding
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
fortunately
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
got
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
house
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
incessant
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
intervals
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
Kidder
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From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
lak
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
looks
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
manner
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
min
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
Miss
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
most
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
Mrs
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
nottin
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
now
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
ouah
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
restless
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
roam
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
room
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
sharp
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
somepin
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
soul
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
speech
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
staying
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
SUNDAY
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
tall
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
times
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
unusual
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From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
visit
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From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
way
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
worse
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From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
