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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 "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
any
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From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Aunt
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
belonged
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
brother
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
business
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
chance
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
charming
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
child
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
city
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
community
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From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
Cornelius
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Cornie
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
country
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
Darby
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
Darby's
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
day
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
discus-throwing
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
earth
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Eden
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
enter
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
estate
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
evening
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
explained
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
familiarly
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From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
Far
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From this reading Far, oh, far from that!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far, oh, far from that!
girlish
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
guard
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
hours
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
husband
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Jerry
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
Jerusha
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Jim
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
made
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
marriage
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
Mrs
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
neighborhood
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From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
oh
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From this reading Far, oh, far from that!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Only
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
orphaned
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
other
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From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
out
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
permitted
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
Philadelphian
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
practise
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
presence
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
relative
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
six
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
snakes
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
sole
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
speak
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Swaim
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course these two were never familiarly "Aunt" and "Uncle" to this country neighborhood, nor to any other community.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
two
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
Uncle
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From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
wealth
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
wealthy
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the good little snakes were permitted to enter the "Eden" that belonged to Aunt Jerry and Uncle Cornie Darby.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
whole
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From this reading They were Aunt and Uncle only to Jerry Swaim, the orphaned and only child of Mrs. Darby's brother Jim, whose charming girlish presence made the whole community, wherever she might chance to be.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
wife's
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From this reading "Eden," it should be explained, was the country estate of Mrs. Jerusha Darby--a wealthy Philadelphian--and her husband, Cornelius Darby, a relative by marriage, so to speak, whose sole business on earth was to guard his wife's wealth for six hours of the day in the city, and to practise discus-throwing out at "Eden" for two hours every evening.
