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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 She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNARMED SOLDIER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
aside
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
blundering
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
city
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
daughters
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
dinner
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
Erskine
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
familiar
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
father
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
find
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
given
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
go
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
hunting
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
idea
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
indeed
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
intervened
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
judges
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
keep
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
know
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
laid
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
list
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
made
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
MANY
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
meet
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
much
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
name
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
out
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
pastor
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
people
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
read
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
ready
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
realized
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
Ruth
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
said
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
single
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From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
SOLDIER
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From this reading AN UNARMED SOLDIER.
stopping
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
then
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
things
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From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
town
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
two
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
UNARMED
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From this reading AN UNARMED SOLDIER.
up
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From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She read it over indeed, and realized that she was not familiar with a single name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What an idea it will be for me to go blundering through the city, hunting up people whom I shall not know when I find."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MANY things intervened to keep Ruth Erskine from having much to do with that list which her pastor had given her.
wives
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From this reading This she said as she read it over; then she laid it aside, and made ready to go out to dinner with her father, to meet two judges and their wives and daughters who were stopping in town.
