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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 Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
aid
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
all
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
anxious
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
attired
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
beautiful
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
Brand
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
brothers
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
callousadjectiveUS /ˈkæləs/
showing no sympathy for other people’s suffering
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
calm
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
cheerful
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
child
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
climbed
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
columns
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
comeliness
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
coming
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
Cornelia
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
cut
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
dark
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
dirty
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
endeared
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
enjoyed
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
fell
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
forth
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
front
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
gathered
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
genuinely
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
getting
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
got
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
grew
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
hand
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
hard
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
heart
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
high
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
hope
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
just
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
like
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
lovingly
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
nails
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
Once
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
overalls
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
patient
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
porch
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
pretty
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
rapidly
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
sister
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
steady
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
stone
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From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
stones
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
thanked
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
three
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
tie
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stone columns of the pretty front porch grew rapidly, and began to take on comeliness.
ugly
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From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
weeks
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From this reading For three long, beautiful weeks Cornelia enjoyed her calm and hope climbed high.
welfare
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From this reading From that time forth she gathered him into her heart with her brothers and sister, and began genuinely to like him and be anxious for his welfare.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once Cornelia had to tie an ugly cut he got when a stone fell on his hand; and he looked at her lovingly, and thanked her just like a child.
white
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
working
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From this reading Brand endeared himself to them all by his cheerful, steady, patient aid, coming every afternoon attired in overalls, and working hard till dark, getting his white hands callous and dirty, cut with the stones, and hard as nails.
