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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 Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
Ames
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From this reading “I’ve got to build a good pig pen, Rach, and fix over that chicken coop before Ames brings over the hens and rooster.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
ask
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From this reading Early Tuesday morning, having thrown the diary into the bottom bureau drawer, Janet ran downstairs to ask Rachel for a hammer, saw and nails.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
barn
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ve got to build a good pig pen, Rach, and fix over that chicken coop before Ames brings over the hens and rooster.”
bottom
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brings
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build
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bureau
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CARPENTRY
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chicken
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consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
cook
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From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
coop
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demanded
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From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
diary
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From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
down
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downstairs
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drawer
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Early
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fix
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foh
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From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fowl
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good
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got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
hammer
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From this reading Early Tuesday morning, having thrown the diary into the bottom bureau drawer, Janet ran downstairs to ask Rachel for a hammer, saw and nails.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Early Tuesday morning, having thrown the diary into the bottom bureau drawer, Janet ran downstairs to ask Rachel for a hammer, saw and nails.
Helene
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From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
hens
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From this reading “I’ve got to build a good pig pen, Rach, and fix over that chicken coop before Ames brings over the hens and rooster.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
home-coming
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Honey
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From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
I've
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
intervals
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From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Early Tuesday morning, having thrown the diary into the bottom bureau drawer, Janet ran downstairs to ask Rachel for a hammer, saw and nails.
items
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From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
JANET
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jotted
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keep
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long
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merely
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morning
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much
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nails
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neglected
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Now
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once
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other
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From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’ve got to build a good pig pen, Rach, and fix over that chicken coop before Ames brings over the hens and rooster.”
pen
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From this reading “I’ve got to build a good pig pen, Rach, and fix over that chicken coop before Ames brings over the hens and rooster.”
pig
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placate
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From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
poor
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Rach
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Rachel
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ran
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remembered
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reveal
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rooster
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sadly
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salve
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From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
saw
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seldom
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From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
started
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From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
stock
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From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
suspicious
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From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
then
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There
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thrown
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From this reading Early Tuesday morning, having thrown the diary into the bottom bureau drawer, Janet ran downstairs to ask Rachel for a hammer, saw and nails.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
TRIES
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truth
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trying
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Tuesday
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JANET TRIES CARPENTRY There was so much to do, once Janet started in trying to keep fowl and other barn yard stock, that the poor diary was seldom remembered.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What foh, Honey?” demanded the suspicious cook.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now and then, at long intervals, she jotted down items, merely as a salve to her conscience and to placate Helene, when the home-coming should reveal the truth that the diary had been sadly neglected.
yard
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