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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 CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
all
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
any
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
Better
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From this reading "Better hurry," Terence warned her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
calling
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
carelessly
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
cook
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
CRAZY
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
Ellen
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
family
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
fashion
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
fried
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
George
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
ham
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
HEAT
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
house
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
housewifely
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
hurry
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From this reading "Better hurry," Terence warned her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
pail
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
potatoes
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
pride
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
putting
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
ready
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
Riley's
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
Rosie
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
scorchedadjectiveUS /skɔːrtʃt/
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
set
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
some
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
spoken
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
straggled
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
supper
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
Supper's
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
table
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
Terence
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From this reading "Better hurry," Terence warned her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
then
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From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
there
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From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
tin
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From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the family straggled in, Rosie went on to her next duty of putting George Riley's supper into a tin pail.
warned
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From this reading "Better hurry," Terence warned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She set the table after some fashion, and then, when all was ready, went through the house calling, "Supper's ready!
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CRAZY WITH THE HEAT Rosie was spoken of in the family as a good cook, but this afternoon there was so little of any housewifely pride left in her that she fried the potatoes as carelessly as Ellen would have fried them, and she scorched the ham.
