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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 A PAINFUL REVELATION.
Agatha
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
big
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
bitter
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
came
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
close
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
don't
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
down
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
driving
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
get
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
going
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
handed
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
Hastings
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
Jake
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
late
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
Mrs
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
Ormond
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
out
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
pace
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
packages
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
PAINFUL
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From this reading A PAINFUL REVELATION.
parcels
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
put
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
REVELATION
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From this reading A PAINFUL REVELATION.
said
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
settlement
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
several
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
snow
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
soon
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
sprinkle
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
Sproatly
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
stay
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
store
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
street
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
supper's
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
team
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
there
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
to-night
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
too
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
turned
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
two
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
unpaved
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
waggon
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
waiting
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From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
want
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
we'll
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From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
We're
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From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sprinkle of snow was driving down the unpaved street before the bitter wind, when Mrs. Hastings came out of a store in the settlement and handed Sproatly, who was waiting close by, several big packages.
Winifred
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From this reading Sproatly took the parcels, and Mrs. Hastings turned to Agatha, who stood a pace or two behind her with Winifred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We're going to stay with Mrs. Ormond to-night, and I don't want to get there too late."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can put them into the waggon, and tell Jake we'll want the team as soon as supper's over," she said.
