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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 WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
afterward
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
away
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back
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
Bruce
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
Calvert
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
came
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
carriage
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
case
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Cecil
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
chatting
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
Chester
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
contestants
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
cripple
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
currant
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currants
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From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
described
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
dwellers
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
ENDING
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
equipage
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
erect
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
facing
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
former
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
gayest
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
going
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From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
green
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From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
harmonious
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
haughty
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
Helena
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
household
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
houses
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
Jane
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
jell
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From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
Jones
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
latter
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
law
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made
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manner
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Martha
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
matters
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
Montaigne
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
most
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
mother
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
Mrs
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
plain
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
pleasantly
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
returning
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
saw
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
seat
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
She's
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From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
simple
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
sitting
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
spirits
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
spoke
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From this reading "Might have been plain Mrs. Bruce, or Jane Jones herself, Mrs. Cecil might, she was that simple and plain spoke.
stiffly
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From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
surprise
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
talking
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
trial
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading First came the Montaigne equipage, with Mrs. Montaigne and Helena upon the back seat, the latter sitting stiffly erect and haughty, the former chatting most pleasantly with the cripple facing her.
volubly
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
WALK
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
walked
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From this reading Behind the carriage walked Mrs. Calvert and Mrs. Chester, both in the gayest of spirits and talking volubly of household matters; as mother Martha afterward described it:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
way
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From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She's going to have her currant jell' made right away, even whilst the currants are half green.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WALK AND ITS ENDING It was with great surprise that the dwellers in the houses along the way saw the contestants in a case of law returning from the trial in the most harmonious manner.
