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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 He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
angrily
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
arm
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
Aunt
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
bank
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
bench
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
courageously
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
doorway
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
Evadna
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From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
eyes
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
facing
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
followed
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
gladdened
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
Hagar
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
hammock
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From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
head
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not see him at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
Indian
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From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
inseparables
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
Lucy
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
manner
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
milk-house
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
mumble
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
once
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From this reading She did not see him at once.
Phoebe's
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
pond
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
pretty
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
protective
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
rapidly
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
saw
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
see
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not see him at once.
shoulders
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
speaking
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
squatted
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
steps
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
stone
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
there
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From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
three
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
thrown
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From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
top
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
Viney
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From this reading She was facing courageously the three inseparables, Hagar, Viney, and Lucy, squatted at the top of the steps, and she was speaking her mind rapidly and angrily.
voices
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From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good Indian looked in the hammock, but Evadna was not there.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He went to the little stone bench at the head of the pond, and when he still did not see her he followed the bank around to the milk-house, where was a mumble of voices.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, standing in the doorway with her arm thrown around her Aunt Phoebe's shoulders in a pretty protective manner, he saw her, and his eyes gladdened.
