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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 More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
Alf
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
amiss
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
boards
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
delay
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
dimples
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
drawn
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
evidence
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
few
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
flirt
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
General's
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
give
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
gone
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
hand
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
heard
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
impression
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
kindliness
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
listened
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
loved
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
Millie
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
month
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From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
More
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From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
much
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
old
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
out
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
pencil
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
petted
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
placed
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
plan
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
plane
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
porch
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
pretty
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
returning
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
rounded
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
said
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From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
sat
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
saw
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
school-house
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From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
showed
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
sills
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
simple
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
smiling
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
storm
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
strokes
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
table
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
taken
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From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
teeth
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
too
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From this reading Millie showed her dimples and her pretty teeth, smiling at Alf and at me, too, but I saw no evidence that she loved him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The simple plan had been drawn with but a few strokes of a pencil, the sills had been placed without delay, but they had to plane the boards by hand and that had taken time.
words
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From this reading Alf and I had again sat at the old General's table, had listened to his words so rounded out with kindliness, and upon returning to the porch had heard him storm at something that had gone amiss.
working
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From this reading More than a month passed and they were still working on the school-house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Indeed, she had been so much petted that I thought she must be a flirt, and yet she said nothing to give me that impression.
