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'Lena Rivers

Chapter XX · A Father’s Love

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When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.
“Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”
The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.
“To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”
So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.
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'Lena Rivers

Chapter XX · A Father’s Love

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.
Line 2
“Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”
Line 3
The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.
Line 4
“To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”
Line 5
So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.””

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.””

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.”

Smoking noun US /ˈsmoking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ““To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.””

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.””

Thinking noun US /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.””

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.”

Wondered noun US /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.”

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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 “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

all

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

aside

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

away

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

awfully

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

bills

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

bound

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

call

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

cigar

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

cross

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

day

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

Du

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

fault-finding

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

feel

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

finding

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

Firelock

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

followed

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

girl

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

go

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

graveyard

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

Grove

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

hang

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

heavily

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

I'll

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

intolerably

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

it's

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

John

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

Jr

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

kind

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

known

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

Lena

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

lessons

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

lonesomer

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

Mabel

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

Maple

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

Mighty

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

mistake

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

mother

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

mounted

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

naturally

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

Nellie

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

nice

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

off

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

paid

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

Pont

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

proposed

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

regrets

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

said

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

saying

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

sisters

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

started

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From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

stump

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

supposed

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

taking

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From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

there

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

thinkingnounUS /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

throwing

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From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

used

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From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So saying, he mounted Firelock and started off, followed by no regrets from his mother or sisters, for since Nellie went away he had been intolerably cross and fault-finding.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When it was known at Maple Grove that ’Lena was taking lessons of Du Pont, it was naturally supposed that Mabel, as she had first proposed, paid the bills.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “To be sure, I’ll feel awfully to go where Nellie used to be, and know she is not there, but it’s lonesomer than a graveyard here, and I’m bound to do something.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Mighty kind in her, and no mistake,” said John Jr., throwing aside the stump of a cigar which he had been smoking, and thinking to himself that “Mabel was a nice girl, after all.”

why

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From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.

wonderednounUS /wondered/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, finding the time hang heavily upon his hands, he suddenly wondered why he had never thought to call upon ’Lena.