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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 From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
aided
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fellow himself alone shook his head.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
awful
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
back
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
brow
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
carrying
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
conduct
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
creased
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
crops
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
crossed
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
day
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
days
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
dumb
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
early
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
family
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
farmer
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
fellow
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
field
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
Freeland's
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
frown
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
gardeners
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
hardly
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
hay
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
head
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From this reading The fellow himself alone shook his head.
heard
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fellow himself alone shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fellow himself alone shook his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
joined
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
kick-up
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
known
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
like
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
Malloring
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
Malloring's
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
moment
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
mutiny
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
Nedda
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
new
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
perpetual
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
pitchfork
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
rather
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
road
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
serene
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
shook
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From this reading The fellow himself alone shook his head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
spoke
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
successful
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
sweets
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
taking
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
tasted
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
there
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
town
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
two
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
undoubtedly
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From this reading For the first two days of this new 'kick-up,' that 'fellow Freeland's' family undoubtedly tasted the sweets of successful mutiny.
unnatural
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From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
up
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
usually
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From this reading From the moment he heard of it he hardly spoke, and a perpetual little frown creased a brow usually so serene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, like Nedda, had known nothing, and there was to him something unnatural and rather awful in this conduct toward dumb crops.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
word
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
work
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From this reading In the early morning of the day after Malloring went back to town, he crossed the road to a field where the farmer, aided by his family and one of Malloring's gardeners, was already carrying the hay; and, taking up a pitchfork, without a word to anybody, he joined in the work.
