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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 On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
a-goin
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From this reading "I ain't a-goin' to give them cherries away to nobody," he would proclaim.
ain't
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From this reading "I ain't a-goin' to give them cherries away to nobody," he would proclaim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
away
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
back
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
Barnard
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
baskets
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
Berry
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
branches
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
cherries
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
cherry
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
considerable
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
Crane
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
displeasure
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
eaten
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
few
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
give
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't a-goin' to give them cherries away to nobody," he would proclaim.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
mother
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
Mrs
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "I ain't a-goin' to give them cherries away to nobody," he would proclaim.
north
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
old
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
orchard
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
out
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
proclaim
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From this reading "I ain't a-goin' to give them cherries away to nobody," he would proclaim.
returns
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
revenue
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
robins
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
Rose
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
rotted
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From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
seasons
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
side
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
Silas
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
Silas's
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
small
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
smuggle
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
some
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
source
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
Sylvia
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From this reading Rose and her mother would smuggle a few small baskets of cherries to Sylvia Crane and Mrs. Barnard, but Silas's displeasure, had he found them out, would have been great.
tavern
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From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
very
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the north side of the old tavern was a great cherry orchard.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The cherries had rotted on the branches, or the robins had eaten them, for Silas would not give them away.
years
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From this reading In years back it had been a source of considerable revenue to Silas Berry, but for some seasons his returns from it had been very small.
