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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 kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
always
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
any
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
best
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
BUCHBERG
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From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
care
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
cares
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
cauliflowers
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
country
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
delight
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
detected
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
DOCTOR'S
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From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
encroaching
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
especial
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
evening
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
eyes
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
family
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
flower-garden
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
German
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
harvest
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
hedge
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
hopes
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
HOUSE
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From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
housewife
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
kitchen-garden
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
lives
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
luxury
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
most
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
neighborhood
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
Now
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
noxious
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
other
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
own
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
owner
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
plant
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
pleasure
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
possible
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
promise
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
removes
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
reward
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
said
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
show
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
side
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
some
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
source
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
speak
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
trace
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
true
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From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
unusually
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
vegetable-garden
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
vegetables
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From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
watches
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
weed
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The kitchen-garden is the especial delight of the true German housewife; that is, of one who lives in the country where such a luxury is possible.
whole
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From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The flower-garden is a source of pleasure to the whole family; but the vegetable-garden is her own, so to speak; she cares for it herself; she watches each little plant with her own eyes, and removes each encroaching weed with her own hands.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
worm
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
year
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From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Now this year the cauliflowers were of unusually fine promise, and they excited the hopes of their owner that a wonderful harvest would before long reward her care; not a trace of a noxious worm was as yet to be detected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good evening,” said some one from the other side of the hedge; “your vegetables are always the best and the most forward of any in the neighborhood; they show the care you take of them.”
