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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 John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
acres
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
all
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
ancestral
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
baby
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
cruelly
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
elm-trees
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
end
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
fairly
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
farm
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
Farther
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
feathery
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
fields
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
forced
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
foreclosed
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
greenly
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
happened
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
homestead
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
house
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
how
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
hurried
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
husband
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
John
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
live
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
lost
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From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
mortgage
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
mother
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
nearly
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
now
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
old
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
out
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
own
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
owned
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
People
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor John Upham had lost all his ancestral acres to Doctor Prescott now, and did not fairly know himself how it had happened.
Prescott
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
rather
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
rent
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
row
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
said
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
shanty
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
shelter
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From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
sloping
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
some
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
stretch
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
there
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
Upham
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From this reading Farther on, behind a row of feathery elm-trees, stood the old Upham homestead.
Upham's
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
west
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading People said that the mother had been cruelly hurried out of her own house into the little shanty, which her husband was forced to rent for a shelter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
woods
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From this reading John Upham's farm, or rather what had been John Upham's farm (Doctor Prescott owned it now), began at the end of a long stretch of woods, with some fine fields sloping greenly towards the west.
year
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From this reading John Upham did not live there now; his mortgage had been foreclosed nearly a year before, about the time the last baby was born.
