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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 "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
access
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
Ardea's
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From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
bend
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
blindly
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
brier
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
chin
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
cleared
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
creek
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
crying
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
down
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
edge
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
emerged
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
end
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From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
finally
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
find
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
follow
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
frock
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
gather
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
got
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
heart-hardening
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
hills
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
Hold
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
It's
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
Jefferson
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
just
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
knew
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
lands
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
led
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
log
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
maybe
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
more
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
only
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
other
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
reckon
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
see
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
side
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
softened
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
somewhere
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
stumble
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
tangles
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
There
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
Thomas
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
torn
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
troubles
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From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
up
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
very
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
wade
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From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
water's
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
way
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
well
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From this reading There was a foot log just around the next bend above, as he very well knew, and thither he led the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
word
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From this reading But it softened him a little to see her gather her torn frock and stumble down to the water's edge without a word, and he added: "Hold on; maybe we can find a log, somewhere."
wrong
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From this reading She stopped crying and got up to follow him blindly over more hills and through other brier tangles; and when they finally emerged in the cleared lands, they were still on the wrong side of the creek.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But Ardea's troubles were not yet at an end.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's only about up to your chin; reckon you can wade it?" asked Thomas Jefferson, in a sudden access of heart-hardening.
