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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 Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
American
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
back
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
barnyard
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
Butterworth
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
child
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
Clara
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
comfortable
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
deep
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
down
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
edge
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
farmhouse
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
footsteps
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
gully
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
homes
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
hours
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
house
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From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
kitchen
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
large
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
led
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From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
loved
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
most
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
mother
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
Much
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From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
older
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
out
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
persistent
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
quick
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
quiet
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
ran
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
rear
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From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
rich
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
sat
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
sit
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
small
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
smells
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
soft
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
spring
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
stream
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
then
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
there
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From this reading Much of the life of the house had been led there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
undisturbed
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
unobserved
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From this reading She was then a quiet child and loved to sit for hours unobserved and undisturbed.
warm
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From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As in most older American homes, the kitchen at the rear of the Butterworth farmhouse was large and comfortable.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
window
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From this reading Clara sat in a deep window that looked out across a little gully where in the spring a small stream ran down along the edge of the barnyard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At her back was the kitchen with the warm, rich smells and the soft, quick, persistent footsteps of her mother.
