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From this reading Part 1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
allegedadjectiveUS /əˈledʒd/
declared but not proved
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
carry-all
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From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
casesnounUS /ˈkeɪsəz/
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
choicenounUS /tʃɔɪs/
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
drivesnounUS /draɪvz/
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
LADYnounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading RAGGED LADY.
LandersnounUS /ˈlændərz/
plural of “lander” — a town in central Wyoming
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
Middlemount
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From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
PartnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Part 1.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
RAGGEDadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading RAGGED LADY.
rashlyadverb
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
SouthnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was their first summer at Middlemount and the Landers did not know the roads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She alleged many cases in which they had met trouble through his perverse reluctance to find out where they were before he pushed rashly forward in their drives.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading When they came to a place where they had a choice of two, she said that now he must get out of the carry-all and ask at the house standing a little back in the edge of the pine woods, which road they ought to take for South Middlemount.
