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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 “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
act
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
afraid
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
aloud
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
bowl
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
boys
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From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
broad
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
butter
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
Clark
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From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
corner
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
don't
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From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
flat
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
frequently
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
going
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
hat
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From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
house
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
influence
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
isn't
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
it's
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
just
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
like
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From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
lived
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
loneliness
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
manners
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
means
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
missed
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
mite
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
most
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From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
much
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
murmured
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
nice
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From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
off
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From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
overflowed
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
Phoebe
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
rock
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
see
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
set
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
She's
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From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
shock
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
sighed
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
talked
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
two
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
unhappily
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
USED
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From this reading Clark USED to take off his hat when he come into the house most every time.
watched
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
water
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From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
West
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phoebe watched the two unhappily, sighed when they disappeared around the corner of the house, and set her bowl of butter upon the broad, flat rock which just missed being overflowed with water, and sighed again.
women
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
work
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From this reading “I'm afraid it isn't going to work,” she murmured aloud; for Phoebe, having lived much of her life in the loneliness which the West means to women, frequently talked to herself.
worse
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From this reading I don't see as she's having a mite of influence on their manners, unless it's to make them act worse, just to shock her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She's such a nice little thing--but the boys don't take to her like I thought they would.
