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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 The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Ann
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
aunty
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
bendin
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
Bress
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
coax
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
coffee
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
color
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
combining
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
curiously
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
dar
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
dat
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
de
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
declar
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
dem
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dey
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
dey'd
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dinner
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doin
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
dun
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
ebery
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
ef
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
elasticity
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
em
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
especially
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
face
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
fer
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
finished
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
flushed
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
FORGET
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
FORGIVE
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
gave
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
generous
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
hab
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
han's
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
heah
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
heart
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
hole
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
how
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
incentive
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
inch
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
jes
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
kitchen
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
lady
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
like
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
lookin
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
Mara
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
materials
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
meal
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
NEVERnounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
old
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
ole
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
pahner
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
places
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
po'ful
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
purchased
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
purpose
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
purty
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
put
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Quar
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
sech
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
seem
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
self-support
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
Sheba
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
slender
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From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
slightly
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
smart
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
strong
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From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
sympathetically
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
takes
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
ter
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
tings
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
wants
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
watched
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
whar
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From this reading Dey takes hole on tings jes' as if dey'd coax 'em right along whar she wants dem!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NEVER FORGET; NEVER FORGIVE While Ann' Sheba finished her dinner Mara began to open and put in their places the slender materials which she had purchased as her first step toward self-support.
willow
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The generous meal, and especially the coffee combining with the strong incentive of her purpose, gave elasticity to her step and flushed her face slightly with color.
woman
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From this reading Quar pahner fer sech an ole woman as me ter hab, but I dun declar dat her han's, ef dey am little, seem po'ful smart.
work
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From this reading The old aunty watched her curiously and sympathetically as she thought, "Bress her heart how purty she am, bendin' heah an' dar like a willow an' lookin' de lady ebery inch while she doin' kitchen work!
