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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 "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
Annie
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From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
arm
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
attention
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
autumn
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
awaiting
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
broadsidenounUS /ˈbroadside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
coming
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
cottage
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
crutch
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
Daddy
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
diminish
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
distance
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
Evenin
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
fence
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
fired
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
foliage
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
gate
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
greatly
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
Gregory
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
hoard
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
homeward
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
horizon
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
house
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
laconic
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
laden
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
lame
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
leaning
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
led
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
leisure
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
lurid
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
main
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
MAN
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
old
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
opposite
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
out
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
path
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
quickly
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From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
reached
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
road
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
salutation
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
sauntered
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
secured
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
sense
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
slowly
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
some
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
soon
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
spoils
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
squirrels
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
Tuggar
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From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
turned
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With a crutch under one arm and leaning on his gate, Daddy Tuggar seemed awaiting them, and secured their attention by the laconic salutation, "Evenin'!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
vied
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
weariness
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
WELL-MEANIN
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
western
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From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
Why
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From this reading "Why, Daddy," exclaimed Annie, coming quickly toward him.
winter
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From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "A WELL-MEANIN' MAN" The western horizon vied with the autumn foliage as at last they turned homeward.
words
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From this reading They soon reached the cottage of the lame old man who had fired such a broadside of lurid words at Gregory, as he stood on the fence opposite.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Their path led out upon the main road some distance above the house, and, laden with the spoils that would greatly diminish the squirrels' hoard for the coming winter, they sauntered along slowly, from a sense of both weariness and leisure.
