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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 Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
all
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
away
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Babcock
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
back
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From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
boats
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
Calvert
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charge
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CHOOSING
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From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
colored
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day
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From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
declare
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Deerhurst
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
departed
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
didn't
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
Dorothy's
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
empty
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
fluster
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
folks
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gathered
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
go
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From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
goin
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
GUESTS
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From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
havin
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
her'n
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
home-coming
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
house
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
housekeeper
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
hurried
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
I'm
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
ill
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
leavin
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like
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
Ma
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
Mis
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
neighbor
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
nightfall
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
nurse
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
o
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
old
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
post
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
quickly
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From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
relinquished
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
river
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
seriously
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
sort
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
temporary
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From this reading Even Ma Babcock had relinquished her post as temporary housekeeper and had hurried across the river to nurse a seriously ill neighbor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
tomorrer
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From this reading "I may be back tomorrer and I may not be back till the day after never!
too
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
trains
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
turn
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
various
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
way
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
welcome
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From this reading By trains and boats, the various guests who had gathered at Deerhurst to welcome Dorothy's home-coming had departed, and at nightfall the great house seemed strangely empty and deserted.
well
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From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CHOOSING THE GUESTS Those who must go went quickly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I declare I'm all of a fluster, what with Mis' Calvert goin' away sort of leavin' me in charge--though them old colored folks o' her'n didn't like that none too well!--and me havin' to turn my back on duty this way.
