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all
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
anxiously
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
arrival
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
big
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
Bill
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
boulders
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
clothes
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
coming
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
consolation
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
countenances
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
debris
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
Elithe
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
else
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
evidently
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
expected
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
father
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
father's
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
fell
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
gathering
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
ground
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
hadn't
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
Hansford
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
illness
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
minds
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
miners
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
Mr
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
music
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
new
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
only
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
parson
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From this reading “Where’s the parson?
piles
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
play
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
Rob
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
said
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
saw
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From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
sent
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
sing
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From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
sitting
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
some
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
Stokes
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
Sunday
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
there
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From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
waiting
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From this reading They found the miners in their Sunday clothes, some sitting on the ground, some on big boulders and piles of debris, some standing, and all smoking and waiting anxiously the arrival of Mr. Hansford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s the parson?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they saw only Rob, with Elithe, their countenances fell.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Isn’t he coming?” they asked, gathering around Elithe, who told them of her father’s illness, and said she had brought the new music and would play and sing it for them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This was some consolation, but, evidently, there was something else on their minds, and at last Bill Stokes said, “If we hadn’t expected your father we should have sent for him.
