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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 Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
all
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
assent
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
best
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
boy
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From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
candle
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
chamber
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
coat
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
coat-tail
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
cold
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
comparatively
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
confined
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
cowardice
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From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
darned
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
deal
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
Elmira
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
entire
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
father's
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
fight
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
full
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
fun
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
give
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
it's
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
Jerome
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
Jerome's
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
just
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
justice
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From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
kept
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From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
knew
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
light
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
Lisha
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
made
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
magnanimity
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From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
matter
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
mended
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
midnight
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
mother
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
painfully
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
rent
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From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
Robinson
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
rocking-chair
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
sat
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
simple
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
tallow
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From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerome's mother never knew about the rent in his father's best coat, nor the fight.
Then
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do the boy justice, he kept it from her, neither because of cowardice nor deceit, but because of magnanimity.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
tore
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Elmira sat up in her cold chamber until long after midnight, and darned the rent painfully by the light of a tallow candle.
up
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
view
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
woman
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From this reading Then it was a comparatively simple matter, when one had to deal with a woman confined to a rocking-chair, to never give her a full view of the mended coat-tail.
work
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From this reading "It will just work her all up if she knew 'Lisha Robinson made fun of father's best coat, and it's tore," Jerome told Elmira, who nodded in entire assent.
