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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 JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
Accident
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
account
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
bad
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
beg
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
biding
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
Buckland
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
can't
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From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
concerned
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
cottage
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
cowman
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
Dinah
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
don't
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
ECONOMICS
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
else
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
end
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
engagement
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
Enoch
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
evening
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
Falcon
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
Farm
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
fell
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
find
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
foster-father
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From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
get
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From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
girl's
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
hard
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
He's
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
huntsman
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
I'm
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
intended
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
interest
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
it's
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
JOE
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
June
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
Lawrence
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
Maynard
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
meeting
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
Mr
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
near
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
Now
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
old
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From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
other
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
plain
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
please
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
pleasure
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From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
said
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From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
see
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
seen
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From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
spend
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
Stockman
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
Susan
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
there
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From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
visit
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Accident was responsible for their meeting, and they had not seen each other since the girl's engagement was at an end.
way
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "He's so hard to please where I'm concerned, and he don't quite see so plain as I do that it's bad for me and everybody else my biding there."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I can't get anything to do that will pleasure foster-father," she said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JOE ON ECONOMICS On a June evening Lawrence Maynard fell in with Dinah at Buckland, near the cottage of the old huntsman.
Withycombe
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
work
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From this reading Now the cowman was on his way to spend an evening with Enoch Withycombe, while Dinah intended to visit Falcon Farm and beg Susan and Mr. Stockman to interest themselves on her account and find her work.
