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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 "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
adjusting
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
appetizing
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
attic
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
back
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
causing
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
cease
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
Corner
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
cut
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
darkey
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
Dat
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
Delicious
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
escaped
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
even
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
filled
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
fragrant
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
good
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
hand
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
House
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
kitchen
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
laborious
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
lawn
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
mighty
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
murmured
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
needed
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
newly
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
odors
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
old
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From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
papers
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
picking
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
pressing
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
process
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
putting
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
Rufus
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
slow
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
small
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
smells
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
Some
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
spring
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
straightened
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
suah
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
task
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "WHAT'S THAT?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Delicious and appetizing odors filled the kitchen of the old Corner House.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
there
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From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Dat suah smells mighty good--mighty good!" murmured the old darkey to himself, as he straightened up by the process of putting one hand to the small of his back and pressing there, as though a spring needed adjusting.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
Uncle
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
up
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
wafted
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
WHAT'S
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From this reading "WHAT'S THAT?"
whiffs
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
windows
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From this reading Some of them even escaped through the open windows, causing Uncle Rufus to cease his slow and laborious task of picking up some papers from the newly cut lawn.
zephyrs
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From this reading They were wafted even to the attic, were those whiffs and fragrant zephyrs.
