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From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The churning was getting along fine too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
anyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
churningadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrnɪŋ/
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading The churning was getting along fine too.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The churning was getting along fine too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The churning was getting along fine too.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
NELLY
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From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
pitch-piny
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From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
POWERSnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
side-porch
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From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
SOULnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The side-porch was nice and cool even on a hot summer day, just right for making butter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUL OF NELLY POWERS July 20.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The churning was getting along fine too.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
wasn't
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From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big pine was good for one thing, anyhow, if it did keep the house as dark as a cellar with the black shade it made.
wouldn't
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From this reading If it wasn't for the horrid pitch-piny smell the tree wouldn't be so bad.
