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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 No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
all
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
always
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
arrive
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
bound
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
Browns
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
called
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
can't
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
certainly
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
certainty
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
chance
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
climax
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
disappearing
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
don't
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
eating
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
eliminating
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
Ellen
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
errands
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
exclaim
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
get
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
getting
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
giving
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
goes
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
going
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
hay
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
Henry
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
Henry's
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
I'll
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
line
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
Mary
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
middle
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
midst
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
names
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
Now
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
out
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
own
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
Patience
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
people
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
possibly
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
provisions
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
quarreled
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
raising
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
rising
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From this reading No!” she would exclaim, rising to a climax of certainty on this point, “I'll be bound he is not going after anything in the eating line!”
road
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
sandy
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
say
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
set
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
Simmons's
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
slowly
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
store
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
there
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
Thomas
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
up
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
vegetables
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
very
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From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
wagon
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From this reading Meantime Thomas Henry's wagon would be disappearing slowly up the sandy road, giving Patience a chance to get all she could out of it, by eliminating all the errands Thomas Henry could not possibly be going to do in order to arrive at the one he must certainly be bound on.
way
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Now, wherever can he be going this morning in the very midst of getting in his hay?
Why
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From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, there goes Thomas Henry,” she would say (she always called people by their first and middle names).
year
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From this reading He can't be going to the Browns' for vegetables, for they set great store by their own raising this year; and they don't get their provisions up this way either, because Mary Ellen quarreled with Simmons's people last year.
