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42
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
84
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From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Angel
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
ask
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From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
Bob
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From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
Circuit
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
confession
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From this reading I'll make a confession to you.
delicate
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From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Eve's
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
fairest
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
fat
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From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
four
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
Frontispiece
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
haven't
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
hour
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
hours
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
Husband
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
I'll
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From this reading I'll make a confession to you.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
ish
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From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
Jordantown
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
ladies
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From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll make a confession to you.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
mayor
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
mayoress
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From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
means
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
meet
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
oldest
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
outrageous
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
Recording
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Rider's
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Search
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Second
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
Selah
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
sending
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
sheen
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
thirty
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
town
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From this reading I haven't sheen a woman in four hours!'" 42 "'You may be mayor of this town before you are thirty.
ugliest
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
want
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From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "'I want to ask you a delicate question: where ish the ladies?
Wife
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
woman
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A fat mayoress would never do'" 84 "'Bob!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
youngest
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From this reading _A Circuit Rider's Wife_ _Eve's Second Husband_ _The Recording Angel_ _In Search of a Husband_ "Do you know what he means, Selah, sending for the oldest and ugliest, and the youngest and fairest woman in Jordantown to meet him at this outrageous hour of the afternoon?'" _Frontispiece_
