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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 Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
back
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
Bidwell
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
bold
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
Butterworth
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
Clara
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
climbed
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
country
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
daughter
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
eighteen
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
extraordinarily
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From this reading Her eyes were extraordinarily gentle.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were extraordinarily gentle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
gentle
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From this reading Her eyes were extraordinarily gentle.
girl
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
gradually
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
graduated
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
hard-muscled
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
high
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
hills
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
house
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
knew
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
low
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
magnificent
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
Medina
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
old
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
orchard
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
people
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
porch
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
presence
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
ran
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
Road
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
school
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
second
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
seventeenth
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
shy
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
side
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
south
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
strangers
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
strong
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
summer
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
tall
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
there
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From this reading The Butterworth house on Medina Road stood back of an apple orchard and there was a second orchard beside the house.
Tom
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
town
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
upward
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
view
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From this reading The Medina Road ran south from Bidwell and climbed gradually upward toward a country of low hills, and from the side porch of the Butterworth house the view was magnificent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
well
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were extraordinarily gentle.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
year
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From this reading Until the summer of her seventeenth year, she was a tall, strong, hard-muscled girl, shy in the presence of strangers and bold with people she knew well.
years
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From this reading When Clara Butterworth, the daughter of Tom Butterworth, was eighteen years old she graduated from the town high school.
