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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 "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
anxiously
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
attention
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
Bill
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
BILL'S
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
bought
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From this reading "I've bought the land!" he cried, exultantly.
Brace
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
Byram's
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
cashier
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
chance
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've bought the land!" he cried, exultantly.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
dollars
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
down
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
exultantly
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From this reading "I've bought the land!" he cried, exultantly.
Farley's
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
farmer
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
five
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
four
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
Fred
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
glad
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
hundred
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
I'd
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
I've
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From this reading "I've bought the land!" he cried, exultantly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
intended
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
jest
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
Joe
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
land
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From this reading "I've bought the land!" he cried, exultantly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
mighty
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
MISHAP
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
more
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
mortgage
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
Mrs
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
news
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
nothin
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
paid
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
paying
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
price
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
see
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
sell
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
show
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
that'll
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
there
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
There's
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
three
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
up
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
warned
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From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BILL'S MISHAP Joe Brace returned to Farley's on the morning after he warned Bill and Fred of what the cashier intended to do, and went directly to Mrs. Byram's.
what's
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
whittled
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From this reading "The farmer was mighty glad of a chance to sell for five hundred dollars, an' if I'd had more time the price could have been whittled down to four.
widow
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From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
year
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From this reading There's a mortgage of three hundred to be paid in a year, an' that'll be jest the same as nothin' after we show up what's there."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see Fred?" the widow asked, anxiously, paying but little attention to the good news.
