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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 He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
bachelor
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
Black
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
bought
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
brother
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
country
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
date
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
decided
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
driving
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
end
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
farm
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
fixed
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
getting
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
going
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
grandfather
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
grandmother
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
Hawk
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
heavy
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
homestead
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
house
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
intention
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
Jake
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
landmark
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
living
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
March
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
move
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
nearly
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
north
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
now
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
old
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
Otto
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
people
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
Preacher
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
rented
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
ride
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
school
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
soon
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From this reading We were to move to Black Hawk in March, and as soon as grandfather had fixed the date he let Jake and Otto know of his intention.
Steavens
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
thirteen
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
three
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
town
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From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the first town house one passed driving in from the farm, a landmark which told country people their long ride was over.
White's
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
Widow
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
woman
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From this reading Accordingly our homestead was rented to ‘that good woman, the Widow Steavens,’ and her bachelor brother, and we bought Preacher White’s house, at the north end of Black Hawk.
work
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From this reading He and grandmother were getting old for the heavy work of a farm, and as I was now thirteen they thought I ought to be going to school.
years
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From this reading I I had been living with my grandfather for nearly three years when he decided to move to Black Hawk.
