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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 Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
alive
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
all
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always
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
ancients
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
April
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
Aunt
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
bank
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
bear
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
breakfast
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bring
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
buckets
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
busiest
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
compromise
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
Cradd
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
day
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
decided
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
depend
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
enough
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
existence
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farm
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
father
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
feeding
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
feeds
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
felt
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
finally
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fires
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
folk
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
force
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
Friday
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
give
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
hogs
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
keep
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
knew
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
likewise
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
marked
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
Mary
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
measured
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
moral
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
most
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
Now
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From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
obliged
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
out
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person
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persuade
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now, Uncle Cradd, here are all the different feeds in different buckets, each plainly marked with the time to give it.
poured
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ration
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
receptacles
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
Rufus
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
said
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
Saturday
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
situation
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From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
small
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
substitution
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
takes
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
then
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
three
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
trustworthy
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
twenty-first
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
Uncle
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From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
usual
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
whole
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From this reading Friday, the twenty-first of April, I shall always remember as the busiest day of my life, for, as Aunt Mary had said, it takes time to bank fires enough to keep a farm alive a whole half day even if it is not running.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After breakfast on Saturday I finally decided upon Uncle Cradd as the most trustworthy person of the three ancients, one of whom I was obliged to depend upon for substitution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
work
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From this reading I did all my usual work with my small folk, and then I measured and poured out in different receptacles their existence for the last half of the next day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rufus, I felt sure, would compromise by feeding every ration to the hogs, and I knew that he could persuade father to do likewise, but Uncle Cradd, I felt, would bring moral force to bear upon the situation.
