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1904
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
angular
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
Ann
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
apron
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
August
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
big
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
calling
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
Charlotte
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
covered
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
dress
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
Experiment
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
fence
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
HOLMES
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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.
IssuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
J
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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.
MARY
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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.
MRS
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From this reading BY MRS.
nearly
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
Parks
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From this reading Charlotte Ann Parks!
Rena's
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
sun-bonnet
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
tall
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
wearing
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
woman
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
work
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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!