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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 Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
away
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
back
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
beating
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
Butterworth
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
carriage
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
Clara
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
cooks
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From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
declared
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
depart
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From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
dining-room
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
doing
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
door
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
driving
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
drove
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
drunk
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
farmhouse
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
furiously
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
galloping
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
got
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
guests
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
hitching
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
horses
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
hot
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
house
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
kitchen
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From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
knew
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
laughed
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
loaded
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
loud
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
men
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
offered
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
opportunity
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
out
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
porch
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
preparing
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From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
Priest
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
sent
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
silently
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From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
team
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
Three
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From this reading Three men got into the carriage and beating the horses furiously Jim sent them galloping away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
town
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
up
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
very
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From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
voice
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From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
waitresses
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From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The kitchen door was open and the waitresses and cooks from town were preparing to depart.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Every one laughed at him, but he drove up to the farmhouse door and in a loud voice declared he knew what he was doing.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When an opportunity offered, Clara went silently out of the hot dining-room and through a door to a porch at the back of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim Priest was very drunk, but insisted on hitching a team to the Butterworth carriage and driving it loaded with guests to town.
