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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 Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
Andy
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
back
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
big
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
Black
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
bowl
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
boy
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
break
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
carving
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
Cassy
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From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
chair
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
chin
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
cry
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From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
elbows
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
feet
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
fire
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
gazed
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
gently
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
hassock
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
hours
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
hurried
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From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
Kate
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
knees
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
later
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
lips
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
listening
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
looking
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
man
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
meeting
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
now
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
old
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
pipe
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
problem
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
received
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
rigid
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
rocking
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
room
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From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
sat
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
sitting-room
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
smacking
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
solved
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
storm
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
stove
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
straight
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
table
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
Then
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From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
Three
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From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
tilted
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
turned
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From this reading Then she turned and hurried from the room.
waited
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
watching
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From this reading Aunt Kate sat with her feet on a hassock, rocking gently and watching and listening.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three hours later the problem was solved in the big sitting-room where Cassy had first been received with her boy.
won't
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From this reading Black Andy was behind the great stove with his chair tilted back, carving the bowl of a pipe; the old man sat rigid by the table, looking straight before him and smacking his lips now and then as he was won't to do at meeting; while Cassy, with her chin in her hands and elbows on her knees, gazed into the fire and waited for the storm to break.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cassy," she exclaimed, "Cassy, you make me cry."
