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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 Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late in the middle of the afternoon he reached the mill.
all
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
boy
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
cabin
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
came
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
close
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
day
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
door
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
excuse
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
eyes
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
Gabe
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
gave
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
going
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
hardly
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
home
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the middle of the afternoon he reached the mill.
instead
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
Isom
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
just
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
Late
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From this reading Late in the middle of the afternoon he reached the mill.
latter
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
man
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
middle
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From this reading Late in the middle of the afternoon he reached the mill.
mill
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
miller
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
much
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
night
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
OLD
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
out
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
platform
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
possible
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
ragged
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
Raines
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
reached
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
rich
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
sat
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
say
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
shading
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
sleeve
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
slept
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
some
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
spoke
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
starting
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From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
Steves
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
stretched
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
sunlight
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
trouble
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
two
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
water
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From this reading Old Gabe sat smoking outside the door, and Isom stretched himself out on the platform close to the water, shading his eyes from the rich sunlight with one ragged sleeve.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OLD Gabe was just starting out when Isom' reached the cabin, and the old man thought the boy had been at the mill all night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
woods
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From this reading He gave some excuse for not going with old Gabe the next day, and instead went into the woods alone.
word
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From this reading Isom slept through the day, and spoke hardly a word when the miller came home, though the latter had much to say of Raines, the two Steves, and of the trouble possible.
