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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 UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
APPLEnounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
carriage
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
corner
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
cost
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
due
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From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
early
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
effort
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
erect
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
evening
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
evidently
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
falling
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
figure
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
force
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
I'll
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From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
idly
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
John
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
lawn
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
Leaver
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
light
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
lying
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
Mathewson
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From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
Miss
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From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
more
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From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
naturally
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
obedient
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From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
out
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
patient
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From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
pill
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From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
porch
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
rose
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
sheltered
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
shoulders
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
slowly
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
staring
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
steamer-chair
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
straightened
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
street
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
strip
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
tall
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From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His tall figure straightened itself; evidently it cost him an effort to force his shoulders into their naturally erect carriage.
TREE
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From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
village
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
vines
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From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
walk
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From this reading UNDER THE APPLE TREE "A walk, Miss Mathewson?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading John Leaver rose slowly from the steamer-chair in a corner of the porch where he had been lying, staring idly at the vines which sheltered him from the village street, or out at the strip of lawn upon which the early evening light was falling.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I'll take a walk--or a pill--or whatever is due.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever have a more obedient patient?"
