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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 I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
association
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
attend
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
become
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
bed
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
box
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
bric-a-brac
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
can't
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
chest
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
conscious
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
curtain
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
disturb
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
dreaming
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
early
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
endearment
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
engaged
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
everywhere
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
find
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
go
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
Guinea
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
jolt
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
Jucklin
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
lace
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
man
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
midnight
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From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
mother
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
Mrs
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
Now
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
old
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
packing
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
placed
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
property
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
resolved
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
road
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
rough
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
sadly
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
said
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
seal
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From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
slept
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
slumber
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
stairs
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
sweetly
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
there
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
town
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
transfer
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
up
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From this reading "I have looked everywhere and can't find it, and I know it was in the chest up stairs."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
wagon
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From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was long after midnight when we returned.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was resolved to go early to bed, for Guinea and her mother were sadly engaged packing a box with the bric-a-brac upon which time and association had placed the seal of endearment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the afternoon I went to town with the old man, to attend upon the transfer of the property, and I slept in the wagon, conscious of Guinea when the road was rough, and sweetly dreaming of her when there was no jolt to disturb my slumber.
wonder
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From this reading "Now, I wonder what has become of that old lace curtain," said Mrs. Jucklin.
