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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 And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
accustomed
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was August again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
Asa
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
ask
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
August
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From this reading It was August again.
bench
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
Brickett's
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
buzzed
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
cast
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
conversation
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
crook
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
doubting
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
early
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From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
flies
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
folk
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
gaze
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
helpin
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
hush
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
I'm
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was August again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
knife-nicked
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
late
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From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
lazily
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
men
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
mend
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
night
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From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
old
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
paused
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
pick
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
prompted
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
road
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
Rolled
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From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
row
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
said
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
self-set
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
shade
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
simply
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
Slowly
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
smile
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
stick
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
stones
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
store
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From this reading The flies buzzed lazily in the late afternoon hush, and the knife-nicked bench in the shade cast by Asa Brickett’s store had its accustomed row of old men, who buzzed in conversation as lazily as the flies.
SUNSET
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From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
task
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Rolled them left and rolled them right From early morning till late at night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was August again.
ways
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE SUNSET Slowly he passed, for he stopped to pick The stones from the road with his old crook stick.
wondering
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From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And to wondering folk who paused to ask The reasons that prompted this self-set task He said, with a smile for their doubting gaze, “I’m simply helpin’ ye mend your ways!”
