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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 One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
All
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
Ames
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
Ames's
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
amounted
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
arranged
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
attempt
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
brother's
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
cared
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
cold
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
drive
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
driver's
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
drove
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
enlivened
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
Farm
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
farm-gate
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
farmer
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
farmers
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
flowers
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
food
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
front
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
froze
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
gardens
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
gave
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
generally
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
gossip
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
Green
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
greenhouses
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
head
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
Hill
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
house
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
James
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
kept
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
made
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
many
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
market-truck
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
Mr
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
Mrs
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
Natalie
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
neat
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
neighboring
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
outlined
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
places
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From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
planned
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
plans
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
plants
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
postponing
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
poultry
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
raise
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
raising
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
road
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
schemes
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
see
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
speciality
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
thus
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From this reading Still another farmer planned to raise nothing but market-truck, but he kept postponing the attempt and thus never amounted to anything.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
tried
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
various
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From this reading All these various plans gave Natalie food for thought, and she had many schemes outlined in her head by the time Mr. Ames drove in at his brother’s farm-gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
wax
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From this reading The house and front gardens were as neat as wax, and one could see from the road that the farm itself was well cared for.
weather
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
well
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From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One farmer made a speciality of raising poultry, another tried to raise flowers, but his greenhouses were not arranged well, and his plants generally froze in cold weather.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The drive from Green Hill Farm to Mr. Ames’s brother’s farm was enlivened for Mrs. James and Natalie by the driver’s gossip about the neighboring farmers whose places they passed.
