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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 Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
air
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
ask
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
attic
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
barn
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
bate
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
Bill
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
bout
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
braggin
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
breath
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
can't
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
cellar
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
chamber
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
cloak
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
darn
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
distance
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
dollars
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
doughnuts
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
down
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
downstairs
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
feller
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
feverish
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
git
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
go
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
goods
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
Gorham
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
got
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
grandfather
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
grandmother
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
gray
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
hain't
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
heard
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
humor
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
kep
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
o
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
out
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
piazza
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
Pike's
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
quietly
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
restored
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
River
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
sat
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
say
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
says
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
Shaker
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
sleepless
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
slipped
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
stock
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
stole
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From this reading Feeling feverish and sleepless, she slipped on her gray Shaker cloak and stole quietly downstairs for a breath of air.
store
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
talkin
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
talking
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From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
tavern
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
there
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
to-night
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From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
up
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From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night," she heard him say, as she sat down at a little distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her grandfather and grandmother were talking on the piazza, and good humor seemed to have been restored.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I was over to the tavern to-night, an' a feller from Gorham got to talkin' an' braggin' 'bout what a stock o' goods they kep' in the store over there.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'An',' says I, 'I bate ye dollars to doughnuts that there hain't a darn thing ye can ask for at Bill Pike's store at Pleasant River that he can't go down cellar, or up attic, or out in the barn chamber an' git for ye.'
