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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 Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
affairs
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
afore
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
ain't
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
allowed
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
Ann
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
Ann'll
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
any
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
away
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
back
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
be'n
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
bein
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
broke
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
Brooks
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
carried
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
chance
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
church
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
commandments
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
comp'ny-keeper
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
criminile
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
cut
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
disgraced
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
family
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
flirty
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
foolish
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
go
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
got
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
grandfather
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
guess
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
hardened
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
hardly
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
heaven
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
how
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
laws
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
like
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
love
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
Maine
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
many
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
member
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
Mrs
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
n't
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
needed
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
o
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
old
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
only
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
place
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
punishment
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
reform
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
reg'lar
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
remarked
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
Rose
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
s'pose
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
same's
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
say
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
seein
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
she's
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
sight
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
standin
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From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
State
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
teeth
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
ten
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bein' a church member in good an' reg'lar standin', I s'pose Wealthy Ann'll go to heaven, but I can only say that it would be a sight pleasanter place for a good many if she did n't.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
there's
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
treat
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
twenty
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
way
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
Wealthy
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
Wiley
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From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
wisdom
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From this reading She ain't hardly got her wisdom teeth cut, in love affairs!
won't
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I should think Rose would be ashamed to come back, after the way she's carried on,” remarked Mrs. Wiley, “but if she needed punishment I guess she's got it bein' comp'ny-keeper to Wealthy Ann Brooks.
wrong-headed
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From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
year
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From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She ain't broke the laws of the State o' Maine, nor any o' the ten commandments; she ain't disgraced the family, an' there's a chance for her to reform, seein' as how she ain't twenty year old yet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Rose has be'n foolish an' flirty an' wrong-headed,” allowed her grandfather; “but it won't do no good to treat her like a hardened criminile, same's you did afore she went away.
